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GFG Liberty Steel Australia Whyalla steel plant

Steel Plant in Australia. Approximate location -33.01371, 137.58748.

Steel PlantAustraliaCO₂ reported

GFG Liberty Steel Australia Whyalla steel plant is a steel plant in Australia with a reported capacity of 1,200,000 t of steel. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace). It is operated by GFG Alliance Ltd. By capacity it ranks #2 of 4 steel plants tracked in Australia. It emits about 1,536,042 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 358,052 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 137% above the median steel plant.

1,200,000t of steel
1,536,042t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#8CO₂ rank in Australia
1.28t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1566432.

En contexte: comment cette installation se compare

À 1,200,000 t of steel, GFG Liberty Steel Australia Whyalla steel plant est autour de la médiane des steel plant en Australia (1,200,000 t of steel). Sous-secteur: iron-and-steel. Comme steel plant, elle nécessite une chaleur de procédé intensive (typiquement 800–1500°C) pour ses opérations industrielles essentielles — chaleur qui doit être fournie par des chaudières, fours ou combustion directe, et les pertes par les récipients et tuyauteries non isolés représentent du combustible gaspillé. L'isolation modulaire amovible peut réduire ces pertes de 80–96%, refroidissant les surfaces à ≤45°C, avec des délais d'amortissement souvent inférieurs à 2 ans. Les aciéries brûlent du charbon dans des hauts fourneaux ou utilisent des arcs électriques pour fondre des ferrailles; dans les deux cas, le métal en fusion doit être maintenu au-dessus de 1.500°C et transféré à travers des tuyauteries et récipients chauds étendus.

Comparaison de capacité et d'intensité de CO₂ calculée à partir des données des installations industrielles Climate TRACE; rôle du secteur basé sur la référence d'ingénierie.

What 1,536,042 t CO₂e a year looks like

This facility's reported annual CO₂e in the everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:

358,052cars driven for a year
200,318homes' annual energy use
25,600,700tree seedlings grown 10 years

Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.

Capacity vs largest steel plants in Australia

BlueScope Port Kembla steel plant: 3,200,000 t of steel3.2MBlueScope …GFG Liberty Steel Australia Whyalla steel plant: 1,200,000 t of steel1.2MGFG Libert…GFG Liberty Laverton Steel Mill: 780,000 t of steel780kGFG Libert…GFG Liberty Sydney Steel Mill: 750,000 t of steel750kGFG Libert…

Reported capacity (t of steel), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

Operator

Operated by GFG Alliance Ltd. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

GFG Liberty Steel Australia Whyalla steel plant sits in a cold semi-arid steppe climate zone (Köppen BSk), at 33.0°S in the southern hemisphere.

~10°Ctypical annual mean
~23°Ctypical warm-season
Cold semi-arid steppe: hot summers and mild winters

Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

How it compares & nearby sites

The #2 largest of 4 steel plants in Australia by reported capacity.

Location

Coordinates -33.01371, 137.58748. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is GFG Liberty Steel Australia Whyalla steel plant?

GFG Liberty Steel Australia Whyalla steel plant is a steel plant in Australia. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace).

What is the capacity of GFG Liberty Steel Australia Whyalla steel plant?

GFG Liberty Steel Australia Whyalla steel plant has a reported capacity of 1,200,000 t of steel.

How much CO₂ does GFG Liberty Steel Australia Whyalla steel plant emit?

GFG Liberty Steel Australia Whyalla steel plant emits about 1,536,042 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 358,052 cars. That ranks #8 among tracked facilities in Australia.

Where is GFG Liberty Steel Australia Whyalla steel plant located?

GFG Liberty Steel Australia Whyalla steel plant is in Australia, near coordinates -33.01371, 137.58748.

Who operates GFG Liberty Steel Australia Whyalla steel plant?

GFG Liberty Steel Australia Whyalla steel plant is operated by GFG Alliance Ltd.

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