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Lao Cai Cast Iron and Steel Plant

Steel Plant in Vietnam. Approximate location 22.30735, 104.13019.

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Lao Cai Cast Iron and Steel Plant is a steel plant in Vietnam with a reported capacity of 500,000 t of steel. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace). It is operated by Lao Cai Cast Iron and Steel. By capacity it ranks #15 of 20 steel plants tracked in Vietnam. It emits about 789,052 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 183,928 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 192% above the median steel plant.

500,000t of steel
789,052t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#34CO₂ rank in Vietnam
1.58t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1567182.

En contexte: comment cette installation se compare

À 500,000 t of steel, Lao Cai Cast Iron and Steel Plant est en dessous de la médiane des steel plant en Vietnam (1,000,000 t of steel). Son CO₂ par unité de capacité est approximativement 675% au-dessus 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 789,052 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

183,928cars driven for a year
102,902homes' annual energy use
13,150,867tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest steel plants in Vietnam

Formosa Ha Tinh Steel plant: 7,500,000 t of steel7.5MFormosa Ha…Hoa Phat Dung Quat steel plant: 7,407,650 t of steel7.4MHoa Phat D…VAS Nghi Son Cast Iron and Steel plant: 3,150,000 t of steel3.1MVAS Nghi S…Hoa Phat Hai Duong Steel plant: 2,525,000 t of steel2.5MHoa Phat H…Vina One Steel Ben Luc steel plant: 2,400,000 t of steel2.4MVina One S…ASEAN Steel Hoa Phu steel plant: 1,000,000 t of steel1.0MASEAN Stee…Pomina Steel 3 Phu My plant: 1,000,000 t of steel1.0MPomina Ste…Viet Nhat VJS Nam Cau Kien steel plant: 1,000,000 t of steel1000kViet Nhat …

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

Operator

Operated by Lao Cai Cast Iron and Steel. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Lao Cai Cast Iron and Steel Plant sits in a tropical monsoon climate zone (Köppen Am), at 22.3°N in the northern hemisphere.

~26°Ctypical annual mean
~28°Ctypical warm-season
Tropical monsoon: warm all year, with distinct wet and dry seasons

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #15 largest of 20 steel plants in Vietnam by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 22.30735, 104.13019. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Lao Cai Cast Iron and Steel Plant?

Lao Cai Cast Iron and Steel Plant is a steel plant in Vietnam. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace).

What is the capacity of Lao Cai Cast Iron and Steel Plant?

Lao Cai Cast Iron and Steel Plant has a reported capacity of 500,000 t of steel.

How much CO₂ does Lao Cai Cast Iron and Steel Plant emit?

Lao Cai Cast Iron and Steel Plant emits about 789,052 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 183,928 cars. That ranks #34 among tracked facilities in Vietnam.

Where is Lao Cai Cast Iron and Steel Plant located?

Lao Cai Cast Iron and Steel Plant is in Vietnam, near coordinates 22.30735, 104.13019.

Who operates Lao Cai Cast Iron and Steel Plant?

Lao Cai Cast Iron and Steel Plant is operated by Lao Cai Cast Iron and Steel.

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