Univers Acier Sidi Hajjaj steel plant

Univers Acier Sidi Hajjaj steel plant is a steel plant in Morocco with a reported capacity of 1,200,000 t of steel. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace). It is operated by Univers Acier. By capacity it ranks #2 of 4 steel plants tracked in Morocco. It emits about 114,901 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 26,783 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 82% below the median steel plant.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1567229.

Nel contesto: come si confronta questo impianto

Con 1,200,000 t of steel, Univers Acier Sidi Hajjaj steel plant è attorno a la mediana di steel plant in Morocco (1,200,000 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 114,901 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 Morocco

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

Operator

Operated by Univers Acier. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Univers Acier Sidi Hajjaj steel plant sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate zone (Köppen Csa), at 33.5°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 #2 largest of 4 steel plants in Morocco by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Crossing · Textiles · 9,035 t CO₂
• Mahgreb Steel Casablanca plant · Steel Plant · 114,901 t CO₂
• Emergence Sarl (Blue Bird) · Textiles · 9,035 t CO₂
• Shercon S.A.R.L. · Textiles · 9,035 t CO₂
• Marlow Production · Textiles · 9,035 t CO₂
• Cabilux · Textiles · 9,035 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 33.50109, -7.46718. View on OpenStreetMap.

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