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Lech Stahlwerke Meitingen steel plant

Steel Plant in Germany. Approximate location 48.51174, 10.85563.

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Lech Stahlwerke Meitingen steel plant is a steel plant in Germany with a reported capacity of 1,400,000 t of steel. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace). It is operated by Lech Stahlwerke GmbH. By capacity it ranks #10 of 19 steel plants tracked in Germany. It emits about 83,737 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 19,519 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 89% below the median steel plant.

1,400,000t of steel
83,737t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#160CO₂ rank in Germany
0.06t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1566787.

En contexte: comment cette installation se compare

À 1,400,000 t of steel, Lech Stahlwerke Meitingen steel plant est autour de la médiane des steel plant en Germany (1,400,000 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 83,737 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

19,519cars driven for a year
10,920homes' annual energy use
1,395,617tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest steel plants in Germany

ThyssenKrupp Steel Duisburg steel plant: 11,000,000 t of steel11.0MThyssenKru…Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann (HKM) steel plant: 6,300,000 t of steel6.3MHüttenwerk…Salzgitter Flachstahl steel plant: 5,200,000 t of steel5.2MSalzgitter…ArcelorMittal Bremen steel plant: 3,800,000 t of steel3.8MArcelorMit…Saarstahl Völklingen Steelmaking Plant: 3,240,000 t of steel3.2MSaarstahl …AG der Dillinger Hüttenwerke Dillingen steel plant: 2,760,000 t of steel2.8MAG der Dil…Kehler Baden Steel Works: 2,500,000 t of steel2.5MKehler Bad…ArcelorMittal Eisenhüttenstadt steel plant: 2,400,000 t of steel2.4MArcelorMit…

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

Operator

Operated by Lech Stahlwerke GmbH. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Lech Stahlwerke Meitingen steel plant sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 48.5°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 #10 largest of 19 steel plants in Germany by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 48.51174, 10.85563. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Lech Stahlwerke Meitingen steel plant?

Lech Stahlwerke Meitingen steel plant is a steel plant in Germany. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace).

What is the capacity of Lech Stahlwerke Meitingen steel plant?

Lech Stahlwerke Meitingen steel plant has a reported capacity of 1,400,000 t of steel.

How much CO₂ does Lech Stahlwerke Meitingen steel plant emit?

Lech Stahlwerke Meitingen steel plant emits about 83,737 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 19,519 cars. That ranks #160 among tracked facilities in Germany.

Where is Lech Stahlwerke Meitingen steel plant located?

Lech Stahlwerke Meitingen steel plant is in Germany, near coordinates 48.51174, 10.85563.

Who operates Lech Stahlwerke Meitingen steel plant?

Lech Stahlwerke Meitingen steel plant is operated by Lech Stahlwerke GmbH.

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