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Liberty Steel Georgetown plant

Steel Plant in United States. Approximate location 33.36755, -79.29152.

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Liberty Steel Georgetown plant is a steel plant in United States with a reported capacity of 908,000 t of steel. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace). It is operated by Liberty Steel Group. By capacity it ranks #40 of 75 steel plants tracked in United States. It emits about 357,563 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 83,348 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 27% below the median steel plant.

908,000t of steel
357,563t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#330CO₂ rank in United States
0.39t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1567153.

W kontekście: jak ta instalacja się porównuje

Przy 908,000 t of steel, Liberty Steel Georgetown plant jest około medianę steel plant w United States (1,000,000 t of steel). Jego CO₂ na jednostkę pojemności wynosi w przybliżeniu 251% 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 357,563 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

83,348cars driven for a year
46,631homes' annual energy use
5,959,383tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest steel plants in United States

U.S. Steel Gary Works: 7,800,000 t of steel7.8MU.S. Steel…Cleveland-Cliffs Indiana Harbor steel plant: 7,254,000 t of steel7.3MCleveland-…Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor steel plant: 5,001,000 t of steel5.0MCleveland-…U.S. Steel Big River Steel plant: 4,668,437 t of steel4.7MU.S. Steel…Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland steel plant: 4,100,000 t of steel4.1MCleveland-…U.S. Steel Great Lakes Works: 3,500,000 t of steel3.5MU.S. Steel…Steel Dynamics Columbus plant: 3,400,000 t of steel3.4MSteel Dyna…Nucor-Yamato Steel Blytheville plant: 3,174,000 t of steel3.2MNucor-Yama…

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

Operator

Operated by Liberty Steel Group. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Liberty Steel Georgetown plant sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 33.4°N in the northern 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 #40 largest of 75 steel plants in United States by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 33.36755, -79.29152. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Liberty Steel Georgetown plant?

Liberty Steel Georgetown plant is a steel plant in United States. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace).

What is the capacity of Liberty Steel Georgetown plant?

Liberty Steel Georgetown plant has a reported capacity of 908,000 t of steel.

How much CO₂ does Liberty Steel Georgetown plant emit?

Liberty Steel Georgetown plant emits about 357,563 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 83,348 cars. That ranks #330 among tracked facilities in United States.

Where is Liberty Steel Georgetown plant located?

Liberty Steel Georgetown plant is in United States, near coordinates 33.36755, -79.29152.

Who operates Liberty Steel Georgetown plant?

Liberty Steel Georgetown plant is operated by Liberty Steel Group.

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