Baku Steel Company steel plant — Azerbaijan
Steel Plant in Azerbaijan. Approximate location 40.4308, 49.88772.
Steel PlantAzerbaijanCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Baku Steel Company steel plant is a steel plant in Azerbaijan. 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 Baku Steel Company QSC. It emits about 133,350 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 3.7% of the CO₂e from the 8 facilities in Azerbaijan that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1566435.
Data status
Known source data
Calculated from the dataset
Not available
Source data, measured cross-checks and calculated values are kept separate. No confidence percentage is invented.
Similar facilities by modelled emissions
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- Kroman Steel Darica plant · 130,795 t CO₂e/yr · Türkiye
Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Baku ES · Gas · 107 MW · 7 km
- Baku TEC · Gas · 107 MW · 7 km
- Gobu power station · Gas · 384 MW · 18 km
- Shimal · Gas · 400 MW · 28 km
- Sumqayit · Gas · 525 MW · 29 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
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 133,350 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 133k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Baku Steel Company steel plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 133k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €10.0M/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 Baku Steel Company QSC.
Local climate
Baku Steel Company steel plant sits in a cold semi-arid steppe climate zone (Köppen BSk), at 40.4°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 corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with dust abrasion the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1357 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.04× 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
- SOCAR Heydar Aliyev Baku Refinery · Refinery · 1,208,033 t CO₂
- Garadagh Methanol · Chemical Plant · 240,300 t CO₂
- SOCAR Sumgait Azerichimya, Sumgait · Petrochemical · 250,810 t CO₂
- Holcim Garadagh Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 388,063 t CO₂
- Norm Sement Qizildas Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 695,596 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 40.4308, 49.88772. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Baku Steel Company steel plant?
Baku Steel Company steel plant is a steel plant in Azerbaijan. 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 Baku Steel Company steel plant emit?
The page uses about 133,350 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #7 among facilities in Azerbaijan by estimated CO₂.
Where is Baku Steel Company steel plant located?
Baku Steel Company steel plant is in Azerbaijan at approximately 40.4308, 49.88772.
Who operates Baku Steel Company steel plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Baku Steel Company QSC.