ArcelorMittal Calvert

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

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-48306352.

Nel contesto: come si confronta questo impianto

Sottosettore: iron-and-steel. Come steel plant, richiede calore di processo intenso (tipicamente 800–1500°C) per le sue operazioni industriali essenziali — calore che deve essere fornito da caldaie, forni o combustione diretta, e le perdite attraverso recipienti e tubazioni non isolati rappresentano carburante sprecato. L'isolamento modulare removibile può ridurre queste perdite dell'80–96%, raffreddando superfici a ≤45°C, con payback spesso inferiore a 2 anni. Gli impianti siderurgici bruciano carbone in altiforni o utilizzano archi elettrici per fondere rottami; in entrambi i casi, il metallo fuso deve essere mantenuto sopra i 1.500°C e trasferito attraverso estesi tubi e recipienti caldi.

Confronto di capacità e intensità di CO₂ calcolato dai dati delle strutture industriali Climate TRACE; ruolo del settore basato su riferimento ingegneristico.

Capacity vs largest steel plants in United States

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

Local climate

ArcelorMittal Calvert sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 31.1°N in the northern hemisphere.

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

How it compares & nearby sites

Nearby industrial sites

• Outokumpu Stainless USA steel plant · Steel Plant · 87,417 t CO₂
• AM/NS Calvert, LLC · Metals Plant · 558,122 t CO₂
• Tate & Lyle Sucralose LLC · Chemical Plant · 95,329 t CO₂
• BASF CORPORATION · Chemical Plant · 67,805 t CO₂
• Akzo Nobel Functional Chemicals, LLC · Chemical Plant · 27,954 t CO₂
• Lenzing Fibers Inc. · Other Manufacturing · 67,491 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 31.14845, -87.99052. View on OpenStreetMap.

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