Egyptian Iron & Steel Company Cairo plant
Steel Plant in Egypt. Approximate location 29.77446, 31.31201.
Steel PlantEgyptStatus: retired (GEM)
Egyptian Iron & Steel Company Cairo plant is a steel plant in Egypt. 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 Egyptian Iron & Steel Co.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1567316.
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.
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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.
Operator
Operated by Egyptian Iron & Steel Co.
Local climate
Egyptian Iron & Steel Company Cairo plant sits in a hot desert climate zone (Köppen BWh), at 29.8°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 benign, low-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C1 — Very low), with dust abrasion the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1285 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.99× 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
- Helwan Fertilizer Plant · Chemical Plant · 966,441 t CO₂
- Helwan Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 1,750,387 t CO₂
- Tura Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 1,082,565 t CO₂
- Cairo Governorate Desert Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 485,756 t CO₂
- Delta Steel Mill Al Qalyubia plant · Steel Plant · 87,487 t CO₂
- Cairo Oil Refining Company Mostorod Refinery · Refinery · 1,489,377 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 29.77446, 31.31201. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Egyptian Iron & Steel Company Cairo plant?
Egyptian Iron & Steel Company Cairo plant is a steel plant in Egypt. 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.
Where is Egyptian Iron & Steel Company Cairo plant located?
Egyptian Iron & Steel Company Cairo plant is in Egypt at approximately 29.77446, 31.31201.
Who operates Egyptian Iron & Steel Company Cairo plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Egyptian Iron & Steel Co.