Ozmert Algeria steel plant

Ozmert Algeria steel plant is a steel plant in Algeria with a reported capacity of 800,000 t of steel. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace). By capacity it ranks #4 of 4 steel plants tracked in Algeria. It emits about 203,345 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 47,400 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 53% below the median steel plant.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-42741815.

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Con 800,000 t of steel, Ozmert Algeria steel plant è al di sotto di la mediana di steel plant in Algeria (2,500,000 t of steel). Il suo CO₂ per unità di capacità è approssimativamente 33% al di sotto 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 203,345 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 Algeria

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

Local climate

Ozmert Algeria steel plant sits in a cold semi-arid steppe climate zone (Köppen BSk), at 35.5°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 #4 largest of 4 steel plants in Algeria by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Zahana Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 436,123 t CO₂
• Oggaz Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 1,886,659 t CO₂
• Tosyali Algerie Oran steel plant · Steel Plant · 1,337,191 t CO₂
• Sonatrach Arzew Refinery · Refinery · 754,509 t CO₂
• DZA-Arzew_methanol · Chemical Plant · 46,238 t CO₂
• Beni Saf Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 440,689 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 35.47853, -0.62131. View on OpenStreetMap.

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