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United Steel Industrial Kuwait Steel Sharq plant

Steel Plant in Kuwait. Approximate location 28.9892, 48.13029.

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United Steel Industrial Kuwait Steel Sharq plant is a steel plant in Kuwait with a reported capacity of 1,200,000 t of steel. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace). It is operated by United Steel Industries Co KSCC. It emits about 267,696 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 62,400 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 59% below the median steel plant.

1,200,000t of steel
267,696t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#6CO₂ rank in Kuwait
0.22t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1566963.

En contexte: comment cette installation se compare

À 1,200,000 t of steel, United Steel Industrial Kuwait Steel Sharq plant est autour de la médiane des steel plant en Kuwait (1,200,000 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 267,696 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

62,400cars driven for a year
34,911homes' annual energy use
4,461,600tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Operator

Operated by United Steel Industries Co KSCC. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

United Steel Industrial Kuwait Steel Sharq plant sits in a hot desert climate zone (Köppen BWh), at 29.0°N in the northern hemisphere.

~24°Ctypical annual mean
~34°Ctypical warm-season
Hot desert: hot summers and mild winters

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

How it compares & nearby sites

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Location

Coordinates 28.9892, 48.13029. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is United Steel Industrial Kuwait Steel Sharq plant?

United Steel Industrial Kuwait Steel Sharq plant is a steel plant in Kuwait. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace).

What is the capacity of United Steel Industrial Kuwait Steel Sharq plant?

United Steel Industrial Kuwait Steel Sharq plant has a reported capacity of 1,200,000 t of steel.

How much CO₂ does United Steel Industrial Kuwait Steel Sharq plant emit?

United Steel Industrial Kuwait Steel Sharq plant emits about 267,696 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 62,400 cars. That ranks #6 among tracked facilities in Kuwait.

Where is United Steel Industrial Kuwait Steel Sharq plant located?

United Steel Industrial Kuwait Steel Sharq plant is in Kuwait, near coordinates 28.9892, 48.13029.

Who operates United Steel Industrial Kuwait Steel Sharq plant?

United Steel Industrial Kuwait Steel Sharq plant is operated by United Steel Industries Co KSCC.

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