Aba Iron and Steel Payas plant — Türkiye
Steel Plant in Türkiye. Approximate location 36.74866, 36.22583.
Steel PlantTürkiyeCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Aba Iron and Steel Payas plant is a steel plant in Türkiye. Steel plants burn coal in blast furnaces or use electric arcs to melt scrap; in both cases the molten metal must be kept above 1,500°C and transferred through extensive hot piping and vessels. It is operated by ABA Çelik Demir LŞ. It emits about 192,634 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.24% of the CO₂e from the 94 facilities in Türkiye that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1567190.
Data status
Known source data
Calculated from the dataset
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Source data, measured cross-checks and calculated values are kept separate. No confidence percentage is invented.
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Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
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In context: how this facility compares
Subsector: iron-and-steel. As steel plant, it requires high process heat (typically 800–1500°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Steel plants burn coal in blast furnaces or use electric arcs to melt scrap; in both cases the molten metal must be kept above 1,500°C and transferred through extensive hot piping and vessels.
Capacity & CO₂-intensity comparison computed from Climate TRACE industrial facilities data; sector role based on engineering reference.
What 192,634 t CO₂e a year looks like
This facility's estimated annual CO₂e (Climate TRACE, modelled) in everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:
Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.
Carbon cost and Scope 1 emissions
At its reported 193k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Aba Iron and Steel Payas plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 193k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €14.5M/yr of exposure on EU-bound exports. CBAM share rises from 2.5% (2026) to 100% by 2034. No domestic carbon price — but cement, steel, aluminium, fertilizer and hydrogen exported to the EU face CBAM at €75/t (rising to 100% by 2034).
Carbon price: EU CBAM €75/t · EU ETS €85/t, September 10, 2026, refreshed live via Carbon Hub. CO₂: Climate TRACE. Indicative carbon value, not the cash bill — free allocation applies; not compliance advice.
Operator
Operated by ABA Çelik Demir LŞ.
Local climate
Aba Iron and Steel Payas plant sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate zone (Köppen Csa), at 36.7°N in the northern hemisphere.
Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1346 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.03× the loss at a 20 °C reference. Reference-surface calculation at a 150 °C surface from WorldClim climate normals (ASTM C680 / ISO 12241) — an indicative per-climate comparison, not a measurement of this site’s specific equipment. Open method dataset: DOI 10.5281/zenodo.20787408 (CC BY 4.0).
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby sites
Nearby industrial sites
- Isdemir Payas steel plant · Steel Plant · 8,310,166 t CO₂
- MMK Türkiye Metallurgical Payas plant · Steel Plant · 788,516 t CO₂
- Ekinciler Iron and Steel Iskenderun plant · Steel Plant · 218,903 t CO₂
- Toscelik Iskenderun steel plant · Steel Plant · 207,036 t CO₂
- Yazici Iron and Steel Iskenderun plant · Steel Plant · 60,597 t CO₂
- Sarımazı Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 582,544 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 36.74866, 36.22583. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Aba Iron and Steel Payas plant?
Aba Iron and Steel Payas plant is a steel plant in Türkiye. Steel plants burn coal in blast furnaces or use electric arcs to melt scrap; in both cases the molten metal must be kept above 1,500°C and transferred through extensive hot piping and vessels.
How much CO₂ does Aba Iron and Steel Payas plant emit?
The page uses about 192,634 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #77 among facilities in Türkiye by estimated CO₂.
Where is Aba Iron and Steel Payas plant located?
Aba Iron and Steel Payas plant is in Türkiye at approximately 36.74866, 36.22583.
Who operates Aba Iron and Steel Payas plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is ABA Çelik Demir LŞ.