JFE Bars & Shapes Kashima Works steel plant — Japan
Steel Plant in Japan. Approximate location 35.88081, 140.7335.
Steel PlantJapanCO₂ estimate (modelled)
JFE Bars & Shapes Kashima Works steel plant is a steel plant in Japan. Its listed capacity is 720,000 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 #22 among 27 steel plants in Japan. It emits about 41,639 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-1566920.
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.
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PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 720,000 t of steel, JFE Bars & Shapes Kashima 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 41,639 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 42k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), JFE Bars & Shapes Kashima Works steel plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 42k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €3.1M/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 Kashima Works steel plant sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 35.9°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 1352 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 #22 largest of 27 steel plants in Japan by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- Mitsubishi Chemical Kashima, Kashima (Unit 2) · Petrochemical · 681,894 t CO₂
- ENEOS Kashima Refinery · Refinery · 1,640,471 t CO₂
- Nippon East Japan Works (Kashima) steel plant · Steel Plant · 9,268,493 t CO₂
- JPN-Kashima_ammonia · Chemical Plant · 38,822 t CO₂
- Hokuetsu Kishu Paper Co. Ltd - Katsuta Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill
- JFE East Japan Works (Chiba) steel plant · Steel Plant · 5,434,534 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 35.88081, 140.7335. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is JFE Bars & Shapes Kashima Works steel plant?
JFE Bars & Shapes Kashima 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 Kashima Works steel plant?
The open dataset lists 720,000 t of steel of capacity for JFE Bars & Shapes Kashima Works steel plant.
How much CO₂ does JFE Bars & Shapes Kashima Works steel plant emit?
The page uses about 41,639 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #96 among facilities in Japan by estimated CO₂.
Where is JFE Bars & Shapes Kashima Works steel plant located?
JFE Bars & Shapes Kashima Works steel plant is in Japan at approximately 35.88081, 140.7335.
Who operates JFE Bars & Shapes Kashima Works steel plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is JFE Bars & Shapes Corp.