JFE Sendai Works steel plant — Japan
Steel Plant in Japan. Approximate location 38.2654, 141.01418.
Steel PlantJapanCO₂ estimate (modelled)
JFE Sendai Works steel plant is a steel plant in Japan. Its listed capacity is 852,000 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 Steel Corp. By capacity it ranks #20 among 27 steel plants in Japan. It emits about 166,712 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.10% of the CO₂e from the 105 facilities in Japan that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 79% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1566918.
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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- Lion Industries Amsteel Klang steel plant · 165,502 t CO₂e/yr · Malaysia
- Nippon G Steel plant · 165,474 t CO₂e/yr · Thailand
Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Kansai Sendai power station · Coal · 112 MW · 1 km
- Sendai Gamo power station · Biomass · 75 MW · 1 km
- Shin Sendai thermal power station · Gas · 1,046 MW · 3 km
- SENDAI REFINERY · Other · 119 MW · 3 km
- Sendai Tohoku power station · Gas · 468 MW · 8 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 852,000 t of steel, JFE Sendai 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 166,712 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 167k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), JFE Sendai Works steel plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 167k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €12.6M/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 Steel Corp. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
JFE Sendai Works steel plant sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 38.3°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 1379 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.06× 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 #20 largest of 27 steel plants in Japan by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- ENEOS Sendai Refinery · Refinery · 1,193,308 t CO₂
- Mitsubishi Materials Iwate Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 177,401 t CO₂
- KHP Kitakami HiTec Paper Co. - Division of Mitsubishi Paper Mills Pulp Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill
- Taiheiyo Cement Ofunato Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 761,740 t CO₂
- Tokyo Steel Utsunomiya plant · Steel Plant · 46,266 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 38.2654, 141.01418. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is JFE Sendai Works steel plant?
JFE Sendai 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 Sendai Works steel plant?
The open dataset lists 852,000 t of steel of capacity for JFE Sendai Works steel plant.
How much CO₂ does JFE Sendai Works steel plant emit?
The page uses about 166,712 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #80 among facilities in Japan by estimated CO₂.
Where is JFE Sendai Works steel plant located?
JFE Sendai Works steel plant is in Japan at approximately 38.2654, 141.01418.
Who operates JFE Sendai Works steel plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is JFE Steel Corp.