JFE Bars & Shapes Himeji Works steel plant — Japan
Steel Plant in Japan. Approximate location 34.78773, 134.65958.
Steel PlantJapanCO₂ estimate (modelled)
JFE Bars & Shapes Himeji Works steel plant is a steel plant in Japan. Its listed capacity is 900,000 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 JFE Bars & Shapes Corp. By capacity it ranks #19 among 27 steel plants in Japan. It emits about 52,049 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.03% of the CO₂e from the 105 facilities in Japan that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 94% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1566919.
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
- Himeji Solar Power Plant · Solar · 10 MW · 3 km
- Hirohata Works power station · Coal · 298 MW · 3 km
- Himeji Daini · Gas · 2,919 MW · 4 km
- Matogata B · Solar · 15 MW · 8 km
- Himeji II · Solar · 10 MW · 10 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 900,000 t of steel, JFE Bars & Shapes Himeji Works steel plant is below the median steel plant in Japan (1,596,000 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 52,049 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 52k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), JFE Bars & Shapes Himeji Works steel plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 52k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €3.9M/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).
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.
Capacity vs largest steel plants in Japan
Listed capacity (t of steel), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Operator
Operated by JFE Bars & Shapes Corp. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
JFE Bars & Shapes Himeji Works steel plant sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 34.8°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 corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1348 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.04× 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
The #19 largest of 27 steel plants in Japan by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- Nippon Sanyo Special Steel · Steel Plant · 92,301 t CO₂
- Godo Steel Himeji Works · Steel Plant
- Nippon Setouchi Works (Hirohata Area) steel plant · Steel Plant · 3,541,361 t CO₂
- Yamato Steel Himeji Plant · Steel Plant · 40,483 t CO₂
- Kobe Kakogawa Works steel plant · Steel Plant · 7,135,332 t CO₂
- JPN-Harima_ammonia · Chemical Plant · 6,435 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 34.78773, 134.65958. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is JFE Bars & Shapes Himeji Works steel plant?
JFE Bars & Shapes Himeji Works steel plant is a steel plant in Japan. 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 JFE Bars & Shapes Himeji Works steel plant?
The open dataset lists 900,000 t of steel of capacity for JFE Bars & Shapes Himeji Works steel plant.
How much CO₂ does JFE Bars & Shapes Himeji Works steel plant emit?
The page uses about 52,049 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #91 among facilities in Japan by estimated CO₂.
Where is JFE Bars & Shapes Himeji Works steel plant located?
JFE Bars & Shapes Himeji Works steel plant is in Japan at approximately 34.78773, 134.65958.
Who operates JFE Bars & Shapes Himeji Works steel plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is JFE Bars & Shapes Corp.