Ekinciler Iron and Steel Iskenderun plant

Ekinciler Iron and Steel Iskenderun plant is a steel plant in Türkiye 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 Ekinciler Demir ve Celik Sanayi AŞ. By capacity it ranks #16 of 26 steel plants tracked in Türkiye. It emits about 218,903 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 51,026 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 68% below the median steel plant.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1567066.

Nel contesto: come si confronta questo impianto

Con 1,250,000 t of steel, Ekinciler Iron and Steel Iskenderun plant è attorno a la mediana di steel plant in Türkiye (1,400,000 t of steel). Il suo CO₂ per unità di capacità è approssimativamente 87% al di sopra di la mediana di steel plant. 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.

What 218,903 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

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

Capacity vs largest steel plants in Türkiye

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

Operator

Operated by Ekinciler Demir ve Celik Sanayi AŞ. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Ekinciler Iron and Steel Iskenderun plant sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate zone (Köppen Csa), at 36.7°N in the northern hemisphere.

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #16 largest of 26 steel plants in Türkiye by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Yazici Iron and Steel Iskenderun plant · Steel Plant · 60,597 t CO₂
• Toscelik Iskenderun steel plant · Steel Plant · 207,036 t CO₂
• Isdemir Payas steel plant · Steel Plant · 8,310,166 t CO₂
• Aba Iron and Steel Payas plant · Steel Plant · 192,634 t CO₂
• MMK Türkiye Metallurgical Payas plant · Steel Plant · 788,516 t CO₂
• Hateks Tekstil Isletmeleri As · Textiles · 7,168 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 36.69089, 36.20484. View on OpenStreetMap.

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