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GFG Liberty Steel Rotherham plant

Steel Plant in United Kingdom. Approximate location 53.45027, -1.32312.

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GFG Liberty Steel Rotherham plant is a steel plant in United Kingdom with a reported capacity of 1,220,000 t of steel. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace). It is operated by Liberty Steel Group. By capacity it ranks #4 of 6 steel plants tracked in United Kingdom. It emits about 60,877 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 14,190 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 91% below the median steel plant.

1,220,000t of steel
60,877t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#37CO₂ rank in United Kingdom
0.05t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1566828.

En contexte: comment cette installation se compare

À 1,220,000 t of steel, GFG Liberty Steel Rotherham plant est en dessous de la médiane des steel plant en United Kingdom (2,000,000 t of steel). Son CO₂ par unité de capacité est approximativement 53% en dessous de la médiane des steel plant. 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 60,877 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

14,190cars driven for a year
7,939homes' annual energy use
1,014,617tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest steel plants in United Kingdom

British Steel Scunthorpe plant: 3,201,000 t of steel3.2MBritish St…Tata Steel Port Talbot steel plant: 2,486,339 t of steel2.5MTata Steel…GFG Liberty Steel Newport plant: 2,000,000 t of steel2.0MGFG Libert…GFG Liberty Steel Rotherham plant: 1,220,000 t of steel1.2MGFG Libert…Se.ven GI Cardiff plant: 1,200,000 t of steel1.2MSe.ven GI …Marcegaglia Sheffield steel plant: 500,000 t of steel500kMarcegagli…

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

Operator

Operated by Liberty Steel Group. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

GFG Liberty Steel Rotherham plant sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 53.5°N in the northern hemisphere.

~11°Ctypical annual mean
~18°Ctypical warm-season
Temperate oceanic: four distinct seasons — cold winters and warm summers

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #4 largest of 6 steel plants in United Kingdom by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 53.45027, -1.32312. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is GFG Liberty Steel Rotherham plant?

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

What is the capacity of GFG Liberty Steel Rotherham plant?

GFG Liberty Steel Rotherham plant has a reported capacity of 1,220,000 t of steel.

How much CO₂ does GFG Liberty Steel Rotherham plant emit?

GFG Liberty Steel Rotherham plant emits about 60,877 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 14,190 cars. That ranks #37 among tracked facilities in United Kingdom.

Where is GFG Liberty Steel Rotherham plant located?

GFG Liberty Steel Rotherham plant is in United Kingdom, near coordinates 53.45027, -1.32312.

Who operates GFG Liberty Steel Rotherham plant?

GFG Liberty Steel Rotherham plant is operated by Liberty Steel Group.

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