Mass Iron and Steel Industry Co Sulaimaniya plant — Iraq

Mass Iron and Steel Industry Co Sulaimaniya plant is a steel plant in Iraq. Its listed capacity is 1,250,000 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 Mass Iraq Iron and Steel Industry Co. By capacity it ranks #1 among 3 steel plants in Iraq. It emits about 251,235 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 1.7% of the CO₂e from the 37 facilities in Iraq that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 78% below the national median for this sector.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1566870.

In context: how this facility compares

At 1,250,000 t of steel, Mass Iron and Steel Industry Co Sulaimaniya plant is well above the median steel plant in Iraq (750,000 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 251,235 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.

Capacity vs largest steel plants in Iraq

Listed capacity (t of steel), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

Operator

Operated by Mass Iraq Iron and Steel Industry Co.

Local climate

Mass Iron and Steel Industry Co Sulaimaniya plant sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate zone (Köppen Csa), at 35.7°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 thermal cycling the leading environmental stress.

In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1295 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.00× 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 #1 largest of 3 steel plants in Iraq by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).

Nearby industrial sites

• Qaiwan Bazian Refinery · Refinery · 94,378 t CO₂
• Tainal Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 2,002,287 t CO₂
• Sulaymaniyah Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 649,426 t CO₂
• Chaqzhi Saroo Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 666,083 t CO₂
• Bazian Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 645,404 t CO₂
• Kirkuk Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 690,240 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 35.66228, 45.03797. View on OpenStreetMap.

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