Kurum International Elbasan steel plant — Albania
Steel Plant in Albania. Approximate location 41.09205, 20.02622.
Steel PlantAlbaniaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Kurum International Elbasan steel plant is a steel plant in Albania. Its listed capacity is 466,667 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 Kurum International ShA. It emits about 23,718 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 2.4% of the CO₂e from the 5 facilities in Albania that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 95% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1566424.
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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In context: how this facility compares
At 466,667 t of steel, Kurum International Elbasan steel plant is around the median steel plant in Albania (466,667 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 23,718 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 24k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Kurum International Elbasan steel plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 24k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €1.8M/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 Kurum International ShA.
Local climate
Kurum International Elbasan steel plant sits in a warm-summer Mediterranean climate zone (Köppen Csb), at 41.1°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 moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1367 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.05× 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
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Location
Coordinates 41.09205, 20.02622. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Kurum International Elbasan steel plant?
Kurum International Elbasan steel plant is a steel plant in Albania. 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 Kurum International Elbasan steel plant?
The open dataset lists 466,667 t of steel of capacity for Kurum International Elbasan steel plant.
How much CO₂ does Kurum International Elbasan steel plant emit?
The page uses about 23,718 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #4 among facilities in Albania by estimated CO₂.
Where is Kurum International Elbasan steel plant located?
Kurum International Elbasan steel plant is in Albania at approximately 41.09205, 20.02622.
Who operates Kurum International Elbasan steel plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Kurum International ShA.