Hai Kwang Enterprise Corporation — Taiwan
Steel Plant in Taiwan. Approximate location 22.55306, 120.36693.
Steel PlantTaiwanCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Hai Kwang Enterprise Corporation is a steel plant in Taiwan. 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 Hai Kwang Enterprise Corp. It emits about 138,909 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.32% of the CO₂e from the 21 facilities in Taiwan that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1567245.
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
- Guangxi Guixin Steel Manufacturing Co Ltd · 139,019 t CO₂e/yr · China
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- Zunyi Changling Special Steel Co Ltd · 137,703 t CO₂e/yr · China
- DEACERO Ramos Arizpe steel plant · 136,979 t CO₂e/yr · Mexico
Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Talin · Gas · 550 MW · 4 km
- Linyuan Plant power station · Coal · 46 MW · 7 km
- Nanpu (NG) · Gas · 800 MW · 9 km
- Chiutang Mill power station · Coal · 50 MW · 13 km
- Jenwu Plant · Coal · 362 MW · 17 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 138,909 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 139k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Hai Kwang Enterprise Corporation carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 139k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €10.5M/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 Hai Kwang Enterprise Corp.
Local climate
Hai Kwang Enterprise Corporation sits in a tropical monsoon climate zone (Köppen Am), at 22.6°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 an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1254 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.96× 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
- Shyeh Sheng Fuat Steel Kaohsiung plant · Steel Plant · 166,691 t CO₂
- Tung Ho Steel Kaohsiung Plant · Steel Plant · 145,492 t CO₂
- China Steel Corporation Xiaogang plant · Steel Plant · 14,878,289 t CO₂
- Chinese Petroleum Corp. , Taiwan, Linyuan · Petrochemical · 1,880,839 t CO₂
- CPC Dalin Refinery · Refinery · 1,923,906 t CO₂
- Yieh United Steel Kaohsiung plant · Steel Plant · 183,975 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 22.55306, 120.36693. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Hai Kwang Enterprise Corporation?
Hai Kwang Enterprise Corporation is a steel plant in Taiwan. 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 Hai Kwang Enterprise Corporation emit?
The page uses about 138,909 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #18 among facilities in Taiwan by estimated CO₂.
Where is Hai Kwang Enterprise Corporation located?
Hai Kwang Enterprise Corporation is in Taiwan at approximately 22.55306, 120.36693.
Who operates Hai Kwang Enterprise Corporation?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Hai Kwang Enterprise Corp.