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U.S. Steel Fairfield plant

Steel Plant in United States. Approximate location 33.47852, -86.94093.

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U.S. Steel Fairfield plant is a steel plant in United States with a reported capacity of 1,600,000 t of steel. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace). It is operated by United States Steel Corp. By capacity it ranks #22 of 75 steel plants tracked in United States. It emits about 190,929 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 44,506 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 78% below the median steel plant.

1,600,000t of steel
190,929t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#491CO₂ rank in United States
0.12t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1567143.

En contexte: comment cette installation se compare

À 1,600,000 t of steel, U.S. Steel Fairfield 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 7% 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 190,929 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

44,506cars driven for a year
24,899homes' annual energy use
3,182,150tree 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 United States Steel Corp. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

U.S. Steel Fairfield plant sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 33.5°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 #22 largest of 75 steel plants in United States by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 33.47852, -86.94093. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is U.S. Steel Fairfield plant?

U.S. Steel Fairfield 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 U.S. Steel Fairfield plant?

U.S. Steel Fairfield plant has a reported capacity of 1,600,000 t of steel.

How much CO₂ does U.S. Steel Fairfield plant emit?

U.S. Steel Fairfield plant emits about 190,929 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 44,506 cars. That ranks #491 among tracked facilities in United States.

Where is U.S. Steel Fairfield plant located?

U.S. Steel Fairfield plant is in United States, near coordinates 33.47852, -86.94093.

Who operates U.S. Steel Fairfield plant?

U.S. Steel Fairfield plant is operated by United States Steel Corp.

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