Industries Qatar Steel Mesaieed plant
Steel Plant in Qatar. Approximate location 24.95356, 51.58592.
Steel PlantQatarCO₂ estimate (modelled)Status: mothballed (GEM)
Industries Qatar Steel Mesaieed plant is a steel plant in Qatar. Its listed capacity is 3,500,000 t of steel. 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 Qatar Steel Company QPSC. It emits about 1,079,130 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 6.4% of the CO₂e from the 10 facilities in Qatar that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 67% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1567010.
Data status
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Calculated from the dataset
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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
- Qatalum CCGT Power Plant Qatar · Gas · 1,350 MW · 2 km
- Mesaieed CCGT Power Plant Qatar · Gas · 2,007 MW · 3 km
- Qafco-V power plant · Gas · 200 MW · 5 km
- Umm Al Houl power plant · Gas · 2,520 MW · 18 km
- Ras Abu Fontas B-2 OCGT Cogen Power Plant Qatar · Gas · 567 MW · 27 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 3,500,000 t of steel, Industries Qatar Steel Mesaieed plant is around the median steel plant in Qatar (3,500,000 t of steel). 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 1,079,130 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 1.1M t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Industries Qatar Steel Mesaieed plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 1.1M t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €81.3M/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 Qatar Steel Company QPSC.
Local climate
Industries Qatar Steel Mesaieed plant sits in a hot desert climate zone (Köppen BWh), at 25.0°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 1228 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.94× 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
- Mesaieed aluminium plant · Aluminium Smelter · 1,415,342 t CO₂
- QAPCO, Mesaieed , · Petrochemical · 1,173,136 t CO₂
- QatarEnergy Mesaieed Industrial City Refinery · Refinery · 1,901,899 t CO₂
- Q-Chem I , Mesaieed , · Petrochemical · 782,091 t CO₂
- Bu Ghawlana Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 2,509,460 t CO₂
- Umm Bab Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 2,776,078 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 24.95356, 51.58592. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Industries Qatar Steel Mesaieed plant?
Industries Qatar Steel Mesaieed plant is a steel plant in Qatar. 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.
What capacity is listed for Industries Qatar Steel Mesaieed plant?
The open dataset lists 3,500,000 t of steel of capacity for Industries Qatar Steel Mesaieed plant.
How much CO₂ does Industries Qatar Steel Mesaieed plant emit?
The page uses about 1,079,130 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #9 among facilities in Qatar by estimated CO₂.
Where is Industries Qatar Steel Mesaieed plant located?
Industries Qatar Steel Mesaieed plant is in Qatar at approximately 24.95356, 51.58592.
Who operates Industries Qatar Steel Mesaieed plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Qatar Steel Company QPSC.