Salzgitter Flachstahl steel plant

Salzgitter Flachstahl steel plant is a steel plant in Germany with a reported capacity of 5,200,000 t of steel. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace). It is operated by Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH. By capacity it ranks #3 of 19 steel plants tracked in Germany. It emits about 7,944,161 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 1,851,786 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 183% above the median steel plant.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1566774.

Nel contesto: come si confronta questo impianto

Con 5,200,000 t of steel, Salzgitter Flachstahl steel plant è ben al di sopra di la mediana di steel plant in Germany (1,400,000 t of steel). Il suo CO₂ per unità di capacità è approssimativamente 2454% 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 7,944,161 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 Germany

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

Operator

Operated by Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Salzgitter Flachstahl steel plant sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 52.2°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 #3 largest of 19 steel plants in Germany by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Cargill Gmbh · Food & Beverage · 151,340 t CO₂
• Nordzucker Ag, Werk Schladen · Food & Beverage · 151,340 t CO₂
• Kospro Gmbh · Textiles · 22,447 t CO₂
• Salzgitter Peiner Träger Peine steel plant · Steel Plant · 59,812 t CO₂
• Nordzucker Ag Werk Clauen · Food & Beverage · 151,340 t CO₂
• Hover Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 128,067 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 52.15925, 10.40705. View on OpenStreetMap.

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