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SSAB Americas Alabama steel plant

Steel Plant in United States. Approximate location 30.9423, -88.01286.

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SSAB Americas Alabama steel plant is a steel plant in United States with a reported capacity of 1,250,000 t of steel. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace). It is operated by SSAB Americas Holding AB. By capacity it ranks #28 of 75 steel plants tracked in United States. It emits about 69,378 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 16,172 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 90% below the median steel plant.

1,250,000t of steel
69,378t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#819CO₂ rank in United States
0.06t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1567114.

En contexte: comment cette installation se compare

À 1,250,000 t of steel, SSAB Americas Alabama steel plant est bien au-dessus de la médiane des steel plant en United States (1,000,000 t of steel). Son CO₂ par unité de capacité est approximativement 50% 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 69,378 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

16,172cars driven for a year
9,048homes' annual energy use
1,156,300tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest steel plants in United States

U.S. Steel Gary Works: 7,800,000 t of steel7.8MU.S. Steel…Cleveland-Cliffs Indiana Harbor steel plant: 7,254,000 t of steel7.3MCleveland-…Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor steel plant: 5,001,000 t of steel5.0MCleveland-…U.S. Steel Big River Steel plant: 4,668,437 t of steel4.7MU.S. Steel…Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland steel plant: 4,100,000 t of steel4.1MCleveland-…U.S. Steel Great Lakes Works: 3,500,000 t of steel3.5MU.S. Steel…Steel Dynamics Columbus plant: 3,400,000 t of steel3.4MSteel Dyna…Nucor-Yamato Steel Blytheville plant: 3,174,000 t of steel3.2MNucor-Yama…

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

Operator

Operated by SSAB Americas Holding AB. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

SSAB Americas Alabama steel plant sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 30.9°N in the northern hemisphere.

~18°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Humid subtropical: 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 #28 largest of 75 steel plants in United States by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 30.9423, -88.01286. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is SSAB Americas Alabama steel plant?

SSAB Americas Alabama steel plant is a steel plant in United States. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace).

What is the capacity of SSAB Americas Alabama steel plant?

SSAB Americas Alabama steel plant has a reported capacity of 1,250,000 t of steel.

How much CO₂ does SSAB Americas Alabama steel plant emit?

SSAB Americas Alabama steel plant emits about 69,378 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 16,172 cars. That ranks #819 among tracked facilities in United States.

Where is SSAB Americas Alabama steel plant located?

SSAB Americas Alabama steel plant is in United States, near coordinates 30.9423, -88.01286.

Who operates SSAB Americas Alabama steel plant?

SSAB Americas Alabama steel plant is operated by SSAB Americas Holding AB.

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