Malaysia Steel Works Klang
Steel Plant in Malaysia. Approximate location 3.07818, 101.46482.
Steel PlantMalaysiaCO₂ estimate (modelled)Status: retired (GEM)
Malaysia Steel Works Klang is a steel plant in Malaysia. 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 Malaysia Steel Works (KL) Bhd. It emits about 2,409,370 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 5.6% of the CO₂e from the 39 facilities in Malaysia that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1567311.
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.
Similar facilities by modelled emissions
- Metallurgical Plant Kametstal · 2,405,331 t CO₂e/yr · Ukraine
- Ch'ŏngjin Ironworks steel plant · 2,403,184 t CO₂e/yr · North Korea
- Shanxi Changxin Industrial Co Ltd · 2,395,937 t CO₂e/yr · China
- Shanxi Zhongsheng Iron and Steel Co Ltd · 2,389,492 t CO₂e/yr · China
- Changzhi Xingbao Steel Co Ltd · 2,432,031 t CO₂e/yr · China
Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Connought Bridge · Gas · 828 MW · 4 km
- Sultan Aziz power station · Coal · 2,164 MW · 17 km
- Palua Indah power station · Gas · 1,200 MW · 27 km
- Putrajaya · Gas · 625 MW · 27 km
- Genting Sanyen · Gas · 762 MW · 37 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
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 2,409,370 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 2.4M t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Malaysia Steel Works Klang carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 2.4M t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €182M/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 Malaysia Steel Works (KL) Bhd.
Local climate
Malaysia Steel Works Klang sits in a tropical rainforest climate zone (Köppen Af), at 3.1°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 an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1230 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.95× 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
Nearby industrial sites
- Lion Industries Amsteel Klang steel plant · Steel Plant · 165,502 t CO₂
- Ann Joo Steel Selangor plant · Steel Plant · 877,549 t CO₂
- Malayan Cement Rawang Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 1,002,324 t CO₂
- Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Limited - Malaysia Bases · Pulp & Paper Mill · 372,892 t CO₂
- Lion Industries Amsteel Banting steel plant · Steel Plant · 1,173,959 t CO₂
- Lion Industries Megasteel plant · Steel Plant · 813,464 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 3.07818, 101.46482. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Malaysia Steel Works Klang?
Malaysia Steel Works Klang is a steel plant in Malaysia. 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.
How much CO₂ does Malaysia Steel Works Klang emit?
The page uses about 2,409,370 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #5 among facilities in Malaysia by estimated CO₂.
Where is Malaysia Steel Works Klang located?
Malaysia Steel Works Klang is in Malaysia at approximately 3.07818, 101.46482.
Who operates Malaysia Steel Works Klang?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Malaysia Steel Works (KL) Bhd.