Home / Europe / United Kingdom / Steel plants / Tata Steel Port Talbot steel plant

Tata Steel Port Talbot steel plant

Steel Plant in United Kingdom. Approximate location 51.56987, -3.77612.

Steel PlantUnited KingdomCO₂ reported

Tata Steel Port Talbot steel plant is a steel plant in United Kingdom with a reported capacity of 2,486,339 t of steel. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace). It is operated by Tata Steel UK Ltd. By capacity it ranks #2 of 6 steel plants tracked in United Kingdom. It emits about 2,871,723 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 669,399 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 114% above the median steel plant.

2,486,339t of steel
2,871,723t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#1CO₂ rank in United Kingdom
1.16t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1566825.

W kontekście: jak ta instalacja się porównuje

Przy 2,486,339 t of steel, Tata Steel Port Talbot steel plant jest około medianę steel plant w United Kingdom (2,000,000 t of steel). Jego CO₂ na jednostkę pojemności wynosi w przybliżeniu 977% 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 2,871,723 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

669,399cars driven for a year
374,507homes' annual energy use
47,862,050tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest steel plants in United Kingdom

British Steel Scunthorpe plant: 3,201,000 t of steel3.2MBritish St…Tata Steel Port Talbot steel plant: 2,486,339 t of steel2.5MTata Steel…GFG Liberty Steel Newport plant: 2,000,000 t of steel2.0MGFG Libert…GFG Liberty Steel Rotherham plant: 1,220,000 t of steel1.2MGFG Libert…Se.ven GI Cardiff plant: 1,200,000 t of steel1.2MSe.ven GI …Marcegaglia Sheffield steel plant: 500,000 t of steel500kMarcegagli…

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

Operator

Operated by Tata Steel UK Ltd. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Tata Steel Port Talbot steel plant sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 51.6°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 #2 largest of 6 steel plants in United Kingdom by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 51.56987, -3.77612. View on OpenStreetMap.

Hot industrial equipment? Cut the heat loss.

Kilns, furnaces, boilers, heat exchangers, valves and steam lines on sites like this lose energy continuously. Inzonex makes patented removable modular insulation for hot industrial equipment:

  • Up to 96% less heat loss from insulated surfaces
  • Surface temperature down to ≤45°C for worker safety
  • 6× faster maintenance access — removable and refittable
  • Typical payback up to 2 years

See Inzonex process-equipment insulation →

Inzonex modular insulation on industrial equipment

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Tata Steel Port Talbot steel plant?

Tata Steel Port Talbot steel plant is a steel plant in United Kingdom. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace).

What is the capacity of Tata Steel Port Talbot steel plant?

Tata Steel Port Talbot steel plant has a reported capacity of 2,486,339 t of steel.

How much CO₂ does Tata Steel Port Talbot steel plant emit?

Tata Steel Port Talbot steel plant emits about 2,871,723 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 669,399 cars. That ranks #1 among tracked facilities in United Kingdom.

Where is Tata Steel Port Talbot steel plant located?

Tata Steel Port Talbot steel plant is in United Kingdom, near coordinates 51.56987, -3.77612.

Who operates Tata Steel Port Talbot steel plant?

Tata Steel Port Talbot steel plant is operated by Tata Steel UK Ltd.

Built from open public data; no personal information. Operate this site? Request a correction or removal.