Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Lahore plant

Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Lahore plant is a steel plant in Pakistan with a reported capacity of 1,166,000 t of steel. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace). By capacity it ranks #2 of 5 steel plants tracked in Pakistan. It emits about 1,165,291 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 271,630 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 85% above the median steel plant.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-42741806.

Nel contesto: come si confronta questo impianto

Con 1,166,000 t of steel, Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Lahore plant è ben al di sopra di la mediana di steel plant in Pakistan (800,000 t of steel). 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 1,165,291 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 Pakistan

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

Local climate

Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Lahore plant sits in a hot semi-arid steppe climate zone (Köppen BSh), at 31.7°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 #2 largest of 5 steel plants in Pakistan by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Mandiali Paper Mills (Pvt) Pulp Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill · 21,038 t CO₂
• Ayesha Spinning Mills Ltd. (Socks Division) · Textiles · 441 t CO₂
• Zaman Paper & Board Mills Private Limited Pulp Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill · 9,728 t CO₂
• Lahore (Sheikhupura) Fertilizer Complex · Chemical Plant · 957,584 t CO₂
• Pak Kuwait Textiles Limited · Textiles · 441 t CO₂
• Faisal Spinning Mills Ltd. · Textiles · 441 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 31.65255, 74.18045. View on OpenStreetMap.

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