Kobe Kakogawa Works steel plant
Steel Plant in Japan. Approximate location 34.72228, 134.82716.
Steel PlantJapanCO₂e estimate (modelled)
Kobe Kakogawa Works steel plant is a steel plant in Japan. The two main steelmaking routes are blast furnace–basic oxygen furnace and electric arc furnace. Climate TRACE classifies this facility as BF/BOF. Climate TRACE records an estimated 9,682,190 tonnes CO₂e for 2024, using 100-year global warming potentials. The source assigns medium confidence to this estimate. It is not a site measurement. The owner listed in the source dataset is Kobe Steel Ltd. Climate TRACE lists capacity of 6,591,000 t of steel in its 2024 record.
Emissions source: Climate TRACE, id ct-1566921; reporting year 2024; CO₂e, 100-year GWP. Other facility context retains its separate dataset snapshot.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1566921.
Data status
Known source data
Not available
Source data, measured cross-checks and calculated values are kept separate. No confidence percentage is invented.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- KOBE STEEL KAKOGAWA · Other · 594 MW · 0 km
- T-Point 2 power station · Gas · 566 MW · 4 km
- Takasago power station · Coal · 500 MW · 7 km
- Takasago - Softbank Solar Power Plant · Solar · 3 MW · 7 km
- Takasago A · Solar · 6 MW · 7 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
Source-listed steel capacity: 2024 comparison
Climate TRACE API v7 lists capacity of 6,591,000 t of steel for this facility in the 2024 record. Capacity is not actual annual production. The source reports activity separately: 5,095,889 t of steel for 2024. We have not verified that activity figure against site production records. These fields do not certify current manufacturer nameplate capacity.
The listed capacity ranks sixth among the 38 positive-capacity Japan iron-and-steel records returned by the same 2024 source query. Their median listed capacity is 1,112,500 t of steel. This is a source-record comparison, not a census of all Japanese factories. Two returned records have non-positive capacity and are excluded; this does not establish that either facility has closed.
The Global Energy Monitor figure shown separately on this page is 6,000 ktpa. It comes from a different source and is not substituted into the Climate TRACE comparison.
Eight largest positive capacities in the returned source records
t of steel
- JFE West Japan Works (Fukuyama) steel plant
- Nippon East Japan Works (Kimitsu) steel plant
- JFE West Japan Works (Kurashiki) steel plant
- Nippon Kyushu Works (Oita Area, Oita) steel plant
- Nippon East Japan Works (Kashima) steel plant
- Kobe Kakogawa Works steel plant
- Nippon Nagoya steel plant
- JFE East Japan Works (Chiba) steel plant
In context: how this facility compares
Subsector: iron-and-steel. The engineering reference used here for steel plant is 800–1500°C. This is not a measured operating temperature or confirmation of the equipment used at this facility. The two main steelmaking routes are blast furnace–basic oxygen furnace and electric arc furnace. Climate TRACE classifies this facility as BF/BOF.
Listed capacity and capacity-normalised annual CO₂e comparisons use Climate TRACE industrial facilities data. These are not emissions per unit of actual production; sector role is based on engineering reference.
Dataset-listed owner
Dataset-listed owner: Kobe Steel Ltd.
How it compares & nearby sites
Nearby industrial sites
- JPN-Harima_ammonia · Chemical Plant
- Godo Steel Himeji Works · Steel Plant
- Nippon Sanyo Special Steel · Steel Plant
- JFE Bars & Shapes Himeji Works steel plant · Steel Plant
- Nippon Setouchi Works (Hirohata Area) steel plant · Steel Plant
- Yamato Steel Himeji Plant · Steel Plant
Location
Coordinates 34.7222797486625, 134.827155019177. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Kobe Kakogawa Works steel plant?
Kobe Kakogawa Works steel plant is a steel plant in Japan. The two main steelmaking routes are blast furnace–basic oxygen furnace and electric arc furnace. Climate TRACE classifies this facility as BF/BOF.
How much CO₂e does Kobe Kakogawa Works steel plant emit?
Climate TRACE records an estimated 9,682,190 tonnes CO₂e for 2024, using 100-year global warming potentials. The source assigns medium confidence to this estimate. It is not a site measurement.
Where is Kobe Kakogawa Works steel plant located?
Kobe Kakogawa Works steel plant is in Japan at approximately 34.7222797486625, 134.827155019177.
Who is recorded as the owner of Kobe Kakogawa Works steel plant?
The owner recorded in the source dataset is Kobe Steel Ltd.