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Kehler Baden Steel Works

Steel Plant in Germany. Approximate location 48.59828, 7.82206.

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Kehler Baden Steel Works is a steel plant in Germany with a reported capacity of 2,500,000 t of steel. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace). It is operated by Badische Stahlwerke GmbH. By capacity it ranks #7 of 19 steel plants tracked in Germany. It emits about 149,530 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 34,855 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 89% below the median steel plant.

2,500,000t of steel
149,530t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#130CO₂ rank in Germany
0.06t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1566779.

W kontekście: jak ta instalacja się porównuje

Przy 2,500,000 t of steel, Kehler Baden Steel Works jest znacznie powyżej medianę steel plant w Germany (1,400,000 t of steel). 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 149,530 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

34,855cars driven for a year
19,501homes' annual energy use
2,492,167tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest steel plants in Germany

ThyssenKrupp Steel Duisburg steel plant: 11,000,000 t of steel11.0MThyssenKru…Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann (HKM) steel plant: 6,300,000 t of steel6.3MHüttenwerk…Salzgitter Flachstahl steel plant: 5,200,000 t of steel5.2MSalzgitter…ArcelorMittal Bremen steel plant: 3,800,000 t of steel3.8MArcelorMit…Saarstahl Völklingen Steelmaking Plant: 3,240,000 t of steel3.2MSaarstahl …AG der Dillinger Hüttenwerke Dillingen steel plant: 2,760,000 t of steel2.8MAG der Dil…Kehler Baden Steel Works: 2,500,000 t of steel2.5MKehler Bad…ArcelorMittal Eisenhüttenstadt steel plant: 2,400,000 t of steel2.4MArcelorMit…

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

Operator

Operated by Badische Stahlwerke GmbH. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Kehler Baden Steel Works sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 48.6°N in the northern hemisphere.

~11°Ctypical annual mean
~18°Ctypical warm-season
Temperate oceanic: 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 #7 largest of 19 steel plants in Germany by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 48.59828, 7.82206. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Kehler Baden Steel Works?

Kehler Baden Steel Works is a steel plant in Germany. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace).

What is the capacity of Kehler Baden Steel Works?

Kehler Baden Steel Works has a reported capacity of 2,500,000 t of steel.

How much CO₂ does Kehler Baden Steel Works emit?

Kehler Baden Steel Works emits about 149,530 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 34,855 cars. That ranks #130 among tracked facilities in Germany.

Where is Kehler Baden Steel Works located?

Kehler Baden Steel Works is in Germany, near coordinates 48.59828, 7.82206.

Who operates Kehler Baden Steel Works?

Kehler Baden Steel Works is operated by Badische Stahlwerke GmbH.

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