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GFG Liberty Sydney Steel Mill

Steel Plant in Australia. Approximate location -33.76426, 150.8506.

Steel PlantAustraliaCO₂ reported

GFG Liberty Sydney Steel Mill is a steel plant in Australia with a reported capacity of 750,000 t of steel. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace). It is operated by Infrabuild Australia Pty Ltd. By capacity it ranks #4 of 4 steel plants tracked in Australia. It emits about 46,625 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 10,868 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 88% below the median steel plant.

750,000t of steel
46,625t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#33CO₂ rank in Australia
0.06t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1566434.

W kontekście: jak ta instalacja się porównuje

Przy 750,000 t of steel, GFG Liberty Sydney Steel Mill jest poniżej medianę steel plant w Australia (1,200,000 t of steel). Jego CO₂ na jednostkę pojemności wynosi w przybliżeniu 95% poniżej 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 46,625 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

10,868cars driven for a year
6,080homes' annual energy use
777,083tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest steel plants in Australia

BlueScope Port Kembla steel plant: 3,200,000 t of steel3.2MBlueScope …GFG Liberty Steel Australia Whyalla steel plant: 1,200,000 t of steel1.2MGFG Libert…GFG Liberty Laverton Steel Mill: 780,000 t of steel780kGFG Libert…GFG Liberty Sydney Steel Mill: 750,000 t of steel750kGFG Libert…

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

Operator

Operated by Infrabuild Australia Pty Ltd. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

GFG Liberty Sydney Steel Mill sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 33.8°S in the southern hemisphere.

~18°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Humid subtropical: hot summers and mild winters

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 Australia by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates -33.76426, 150.8506. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is GFG Liberty Sydney Steel Mill?

GFG Liberty Sydney Steel Mill is a steel plant in Australia. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace).

What is the capacity of GFG Liberty Sydney Steel Mill?

GFG Liberty Sydney Steel Mill has a reported capacity of 750,000 t of steel.

How much CO₂ does GFG Liberty Sydney Steel Mill emit?

GFG Liberty Sydney Steel Mill emits about 46,625 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 10,868 cars. That ranks #33 among tracked facilities in Australia.

Where is GFG Liberty Sydney Steel Mill located?

GFG Liberty Sydney Steel Mill is in Australia, near coordinates -33.76426, 150.8506.

Who operates GFG Liberty Sydney Steel Mill?

GFG Liberty Sydney Steel Mill is operated by Infrabuild Australia Pty Ltd.

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