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Tokyo Steel Tahara plant

Steel Plant in Japan. Approximate location 34.70284, 137.24851.

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Tokyo Steel Tahara plant is a steel plant in Japan with a reported capacity of 2,600,000 t of steel. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace). It is operated by Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co Ltd. By capacity it ranks #13 of 40 steel plants tracked in Japan. It emits about 150,365 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 35,050 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 89% below the median steel plant.

2,600,000t of steel
150,365t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#81CO₂ rank in Japan
0.06t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1566932.

W kontekście: jak ta instalacja się porównuje

Przy 2,600,000 t of steel, Tokyo Steel Tahara plant jest znacznie powyżej medianę steel plant w Japan (973,658 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 150,365 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

35,050cars driven for a year
19,609homes' annual energy use
2,506,083tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest steel plants in Japan

JFE West Japan Works (Fukuyama) steel plant: 13,002,000 t of steel13.0MJFE West J…Nippon East Japan Works (Kimitsu) steel plant: 10,001,000 t of steel10.0MNippon Eas…JFE West Japan Works (Kurashiki) steel plant: 9,999,000 t of steel10.0MJFE West J…Nippon Kyushu Works (Oita Area, Oita) steel plant: 9,999,000 t of steel10.0MNippon Kyu…Nippon East Japan Works (Kashima) steel plant: 7,161,000 t of steel7.2MNippon Eas…Nippon Nagoya steel plant: 6,000,000 t of steel6.0MNippon Nag…Kobe Kakogawa Works steel plant: 5,136,000 t of steel5.1MKobe Kakog…JFE East Japan Works (Chiba) steel plant: 4,500,000 t of steel4.5MJFE East J…

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

Operator

Operated by Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co Ltd. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Tokyo Steel Tahara plant sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 34.7°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 #13 largest of 40 steel plants in Japan by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 34.70284, 137.24851. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Tokyo Steel Tahara plant?

Tokyo Steel Tahara plant is a steel plant in Japan. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace).

What is the capacity of Tokyo Steel Tahara plant?

Tokyo Steel Tahara plant has a reported capacity of 2,600,000 t of steel.

How much CO₂ does Tokyo Steel Tahara plant emit?

Tokyo Steel Tahara plant emits about 150,365 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 35,050 cars. That ranks #81 among tracked facilities in Japan.

Where is Tokyo Steel Tahara plant located?

Tokyo Steel Tahara plant is in Japan, near coordinates 34.70284, 137.24851.

Who operates Tokyo Steel Tahara plant?

Tokyo Steel Tahara plant is operated by Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co Ltd.

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