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Nucor Steel Seattle plant

Steel Plant in United States. Approximate location 47.56982, -122.36802.

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Nucor Steel Seattle plant is a steel plant in United States with a reported capacity of 855,000 t of steel. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace). It is operated by Nucor Steel Seattle Inc. By capacity it ranks #48 of 75 steel plants tracked in United States. It emits about 63,827 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 14,878 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 86% below the median steel plant.

855,000t of steel
63,827t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#880CO₂ rank in United States
0.07t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1567133.

W kontekście: jak ta instalacja się porównuje

Przy 855,000 t of steel, Nucor Steel Seattle plant jest około medianę steel plant w United States (1,000,000 t of steel). Jego CO₂ na jednostkę pojemności wynosi w przybliżeniu 33% 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 63,827 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

14,878cars driven for a year
8,324homes' annual energy use
1,063,783tree 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 Nucor Steel Seattle Inc. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Nucor Steel Seattle plant sits in a warm-summer Mediterranean climate zone (Köppen Csb), at 47.6°N in the northern hemisphere.

~14°Ctypical annual mean
~21°Ctypical warm-season
Warm-summer mediterranean: 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 #48 largest of 75 steel plants in United States by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 47.56982, -122.36802. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Nucor Steel Seattle plant?

Nucor Steel Seattle 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 Nucor Steel Seattle plant?

Nucor Steel Seattle plant has a reported capacity of 855,000 t of steel.

How much CO₂ does Nucor Steel Seattle plant emit?

Nucor Steel Seattle plant emits about 63,827 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 14,878 cars. That ranks #880 among tracked facilities in United States.

Where is Nucor Steel Seattle plant located?

Nucor Steel Seattle plant is in United States, near coordinates 47.56982, -122.36802.

Who operates Nucor Steel Seattle plant?

Nucor Steel Seattle plant is operated by Nucor Steel Seattle Inc.

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