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Marcegaglia Fos Sur Mer steel plant

Steel Plant in France. Approximate location 43.445, 4.8468.

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Marcegaglia Fos Sur Mer steel plant is a steel plant in France with a reported capacity of 900,000 t of steel. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace). It is operated by Marcegaglia Holding SpA. By capacity it ranks #4 of 11 steel plants tracked in France. It emits about 34,764 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 8,103 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 93% below the median steel plant.

900,000t of steel
34,764t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#258CO₂ rank in France
0.04t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1567252.

En contexte: comment cette installation se compare

À 900,000 t of steel, Marcegaglia Fos Sur Mer steel plant est autour de la médiane des steel plant en France (825,000 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 34,764 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

8,103cars driven for a year
4,534homes' annual energy use
579,400tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest steel plants in France

ArcelorMittal Dunkerque steel plant: 6,750,000 t of steel6.8MArcelorMit…ArcelorMittal Méditerranée Fos sur Mer steel plant: 5,100,000 t of steel5.1MArcelorMit…Celsa France Boucau steel plant: 1,200,000 t of steel1.2MCelsa Fran…Marcegaglia Fos Sur Mer steel plant: 900,000 t of steel900kMarcegagli…Riva Sam Neuves-Maisons steel plant: 850,000 t of steel850kRiva Sam N…Ascometal Hagondange steel plant: 825,000 t of steel825kAscometal …LME Trith-Saint-Léger steel plant: 820,000 t of steel820kLME Trith-…Saarstahl Ascoval Saint-Saulve steel plant: 730,000 t of steel730kSaarstahl …

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

Operator

Operated by Marcegaglia Holding SpA. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Marcegaglia Fos Sur Mer steel plant sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate zone (Köppen Csa), at 43.4°N in the northern hemisphere.

~17°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Hot-summer mediterranean: 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 11 steel plants in France by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 43.445, 4.8468. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Marcegaglia Fos Sur Mer steel plant?

Marcegaglia Fos Sur Mer steel plant is a steel plant in France. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace).

What is the capacity of Marcegaglia Fos Sur Mer steel plant?

Marcegaglia Fos Sur Mer steel plant has a reported capacity of 900,000 t of steel.

How much CO₂ does Marcegaglia Fos Sur Mer steel plant emit?

Marcegaglia Fos Sur Mer steel plant emits about 34,764 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 8,103 cars. That ranks #258 among tracked facilities in France.

Where is Marcegaglia Fos Sur Mer steel plant located?

Marcegaglia Fos Sur Mer steel plant is in France, near coordinates 43.445, 4.8468.

Who operates Marcegaglia Fos Sur Mer steel plant?

Marcegaglia Fos Sur Mer steel plant is operated by Marcegaglia Holding SpA.

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