Home / Asia / Iran / Steel plants / Ghaenat Steel Complex South Khorasan

Ghaenat Steel Complex South Khorasan — Iran

Steel Plant in Iran. Approximate location 33.92787, 59.00627.

Steel PlantIranCO₂ estimate (modelled)

Ghaenat Steel Complex South Khorasan is a steel plant in Iran. 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 Ghaenat Steel Complex. It emits about 582,646 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.47% of the CO₂e from the 126 facilities in Iran that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.

800kt steel/yr (Global Energy Monitor)
582,646t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#68CO₂ rank in Iran

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1567203.

Data status

Known source data

FacilityGhaenat Steel Complex South Khorasan Climate TRACE
CountryIran Climate TRACE
Coordinates33.92787, 59.00627 Climate TRACE
Sector / subsectoriron-and-steel Climate TRACE
Owner / operatorGhaenat Steel Complex Climate TRACE
GEM steel parentunknown Global Energy Monitor
Steel process routeintegrated DRI Global Energy Monitor
Steel asset statusoperating Global Energy Monitor
Steel equipmentDRI, EAF Global Energy Monitor
Steel capacity800 ktpa Global Energy Monitor
Modelled CO₂e582,646 t/yr Climate TRACE

Calculated from the dataset

Iran rank#68 of 126 · top 54.0% calculated
Global iron-and-steel rank#449 of 868 · top 51.7% calculated
Climate contextderived from coordinates calculated

Not available

Fuel typeNot available not in dataset
Thermal capacity (MW)Not available not in dataset

Source data, measured cross-checks and calculated values are kept separate. No confidence percentage is invented.

Similar facilities by modelled emissions

Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.

Operating power plants within 50 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 582,646 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:

3.2krailcars of coal burned
136kgasoline cars driven for a year
583kacres of US forest absorbing CO₂ for a year

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

Carbon cost and Scope 1 emissions

At its reported 583k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Ghaenat Steel Complex South Khorasan carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 583k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €43.9M/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).

583k t CO₂e / yrScope 1 emissions
€43.9M/yrCBAM exposure on EU exports

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 Ghaenat Steel Complex.

Local climate

Ghaenat Steel Complex South Khorasan sits in a cold semi-arid steppe climate zone (Köppen BSk), at 33.9°N in the northern hemisphere.

~10°Ctypical annual mean
~23°Ctypical warm-season
Cold semi-arid steppe: hot summers and mild winters

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.

C1ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
42/100environmental-severity index
23.6°Cseasonal temperature swing
603 kmdistance to coast
LowCUI risk tier

In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1327 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.02× 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

Location

Coordinates 33.92787, 59.00627. View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Ghaenat Steel Complex South Khorasan?

Ghaenat Steel Complex South Khorasan is a steel plant in Iran. 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 Ghaenat Steel Complex South Khorasan emit?

The page uses about 582,646 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #68 among facilities in Iran by estimated CO₂.

Where is Ghaenat Steel Complex South Khorasan located?

Ghaenat Steel Complex South Khorasan is in Iran at approximately 33.92787, 59.00627.

Who operates Ghaenat Steel Complex South Khorasan?

The operator recorded in the open dataset is Ghaenat Steel Complex.

Built from open public data; no personal information. Operate this site? Request a correction or removal.