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Anshan Baode Iron and Steel Co Ltd

Steel Plant in China. Approximate location 41.17338, 122.94335.

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Anshan Baode Iron and Steel Co Ltd is a steel plant in China with a reported capacity of 1,800,000 t of steel. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace). It is operated by Anshan Baode Iron & Steel Co Ltd. By capacity it ranks #197 of 363 steel plants tracked in China. It emits about 3,069,426 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 715,484 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 216% above the median steel plant.

1,800,000t of steel
3,069,426t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#234CO₂ rank in China
1.71t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1566621.

W kontekście: jak ta instalacja się porównuje

Przy 1,800,000 t of steel, Anshan Baode Iron and Steel Co Ltd jest poniżej medianę steel plant w China (2,300,000 t of steel). Jego CO₂ na jednostkę pojemności wynosi w przybliżeniu 33% powyżej medianę steel plant. Podsektor: iron-and-steel. Jako steel plant, wymaga intensywnego ciepła procesowego (typowo 800–1500°C) do swoich głównych operacji przemysłowych — ciepła, które musi być dostarczane przez kotły, piece lub spalanie bezpośrednie, a straty przez nieisolowane zbiorniki i rury stanowią zmarnowane paliwo. Modułowa izolacja demontowalna może zmniejszyć te straty o 80–96%, chłodząc powierzchnie do ≤45°C, z zwrotem inwestycji często poniżej 2 lat. Huty stali spalają węgiel w piecach wielkich lub używają łuków elektrycznych do topienia złomu; w obu przypadkach metal w stanie płynnym musi być utrzymywany powyżej 1.500°C i przenoszony przez rozległy system gorących rur i zbiorników.

Porównanie pojemności i intensywności CO₂ obliczane na podstawie danych instalacji przemysłowych Climate TRACE; rola sektora oparta na odniesieniau inżynierskim.

What 3,069,426 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

715,484cars driven for a year
400,290homes' annual energy use
51,157,100tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest steel plants in China

Angang Steel Co Ltd: 21,605,191 t of steel21.6MAngang Ste…Baoshan Iron and Steel Co Ltd Headquarters: 19,203,279 t of steel19.2MBaoshan Ir…Zhangjiagang Hongchang Steel Co Ltd: 17,647,000 t of steel17.6MZhangjiaga…Maanshan Iron and Steel Co Ltd: 17,340,000 t of steel17.3MMaanshan I…Wuhan Iron and Steel Co Ltd: 15,907,000 t of steel15.9MWuhan Iron…Inner Mongolia BaoTou Steel Union Co Ltd: 15,610,000 t of steel15.6MInner Mong…Shougang Jingtang United Iron and Steel Co Ltd: 13,700,000 t of steel13.7MShougang J…Bengang Steel Plates Co Ltd: 13,440,000 t of steel13.4MBengang St…

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

Operator

Operated by Anshan Baode Iron & Steel Co Ltd. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Anshan Baode Iron and Steel Co Ltd sits in a monsoon hot-summer continental climate zone (Köppen Dwa), at 41.2°N in the northern hemisphere.

~10°Ctypical annual mean
~25°Ctypical warm-season
Monsoon hot-summer continental: four distinct seasons — cold winters and warm summers

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #197 largest of 363 steel plants in China by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 41.17338, 122.94335. View on OpenStreetMap.

Heat loss & insulation profile

A steel plant like this runs hot equipment that sheds heat continuously: reheat & annealing furnaces, ladles, hot-blast stoves, steam & gas ducting (surface/process temperatures around 200–1,200 °C). These surfaces lose energy to the air year-round; removable modular insulation cuts that loss, brings outer surfaces to ≤45 °C, and unclips for inspection.

Indicative recoverable energy

On an already-insulated site (pipes & valves in cladding / jackets), closing the remaining gaps, flanges and damaged sections and switching to removable covers indicatively recovers about 5,600 MWh/yr (≈ 1,900 t CO₂/yr) — scaled to this site's reported CO₂ within its sector. Bare or damaged surfaces recover several times more.

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Indicative, not a measurement. Conservative floor for an already-insulated plant; a TIPCHECK on-site audit gives a measured figure. Industry context: EiiF TIPCHECK — industrial insulation can save ~14 Mtoe/yr in EU, payback typically <2 years.

Safety & the no-regret first step

Bare hot surfaces here exceed the touch-safe limit (EN ISO 13732-1); insulation to ≤45 °C is a worker-safety and compliance win. And before electrification, fuel-switching or CCS, eliminating surface heat loss is the cheapest, fastest, lowest-risk step — audit the bare spots first, rip-and-replace later.

External climate finance your country can access

Domestic energy-efficiency grants are limited here; industrial decarbonisation is mainly funded externally:

CBAM. Exporters of cement, steel, aluminium, fertiliser, hydrogen and electricity to the EU face the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism — cutting embedded emissions (efficiency + insulation) lowers the levy.

Routed via national development banks / accredited entities — not a direct factory grant. Verified 2026.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Anshan Baode Iron and Steel Co Ltd?

Anshan Baode Iron and Steel Co Ltd is a steel plant in China. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace).

What is the capacity of Anshan Baode Iron and Steel Co Ltd?

Anshan Baode Iron and Steel Co Ltd has a reported capacity of 1,800,000 t of steel.

How much CO₂ does Anshan Baode Iron and Steel Co Ltd emit?

Anshan Baode Iron and Steel Co Ltd emits about 3,069,426 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 715,484 cars. That ranks #234 among tracked facilities in China.

Where is Anshan Baode Iron and Steel Co Ltd located?

Anshan Baode Iron and Steel Co Ltd is in China, near coordinates 41.17338, 122.94335.

Who operates Anshan Baode Iron and Steel Co Ltd?

Anshan Baode Iron and Steel Co Ltd is operated by Anshan Baode Iron & Steel Co Ltd.

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