GFG Liberty Steel Newport plant — United Kingdom
Steel Plant in United Kingdom. Approximate location 51.55729, -2.9627.
Steel PlantUnited KingdomCO₂ estimate (modelled)Status: mothballed (GEM)
GFG Liberty Steel Newport plant is a steel plant in United Kingdom. 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 Liberty Steel Group. It emits about 132,478 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.51% of the CO₂e from the 44 facilities in United Kingdom that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1567273.
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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Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Liberty Steel Power Station · Biomass · 9 MW · 0 km
- Nash Waste Water Treatment Works Turbine · Wind · 2 MW · 1 km
- ANP Newport Wind Turbine · Wind · 2 MW · 1 km
- Solutia · Wind · 5 MW · 1 km
- Uskmouth Power · Coal · 230 MW · 1 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 132,478 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 132k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), GFG Liberty Steel Newport plant carries €8.6M/yr of carbon at the full UK ETS price (€65/t CO₂). Free allocation phases out to 2034 (Reg. (EU) 2023/956), so today's bill is lower and rising toward this full-price figure.
Carbon price: UK ETS €65/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 Liberty Steel Group. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
GFG Liberty Steel Newport plant sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 51.6°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 1396 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.07× 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
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Location
Coordinates 51.55729, -2.9627. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is GFG Liberty Steel Newport plant?
GFG Liberty Steel Newport plant is a steel plant in United Kingdom. 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 GFG Liberty Steel Newport plant emit?
The page uses about 132,478 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #28 among facilities in United Kingdom by estimated CO₂.
Where is GFG Liberty Steel Newport plant located?
GFG Liberty Steel Newport plant is in United Kingdom at approximately 51.55729, -2.9627.
Who operates GFG Liberty Steel Newport plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Liberty Steel Group.