Nippon Kyushu Works (Oita Area, Oita) steel plant
Steel Plant in Japan. Approximate location 33.26057, 131.6462.
Steel PlantJapanCO₂e estimate (modelled)
Nippon Kyushu Works (Oita Area, Oita) steel plant is a steel plant in Japan. Its listed capacity is 9,999,000 t of steel. 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 13,815,914 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 Nippon Steel Corp. By listed capacity in the 2024 source data, it shares rank #3 among 27 steel plants in Japan.
Emissions source: Climate TRACE, id ct-1566925; 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-1566925.
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
- Oita Co-operative power plant · Gas · 657 MW · 1 km
- Oita IPP power station · Coal · 330 MW · 1 km
- OITA REFINERY · Other · 164 MW · 4 km
- Oita Thermal Power Plant · Gas · 657 MW · 6 km
- Shin Oita · Gas · 2,295 MW · 6 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 9,999,000 t of steel, Nippon Kyushu Works (Oita Area, Oita) steel plant is well above the median steel plant in Japan (1,596,000 t of steel). 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. Capacity comparisons use the Climate TRACE API v7 data for 2024.
Capacity vs largest steel plants in Japan
Source: Climate TRACE API v7, reporting year 2024. Listed capacity values for the compared facilities.
Dataset-listed owner
Dataset-listed owner: Nippon Steel Corp. All facilities with this dataset owner →
How it compares & nearby sites
It shares rank #3 among 27 steel plants in Japan by listed capacity (Climate TRACE, 2024).
Nearby industrial sites
- Resonac Oita, KK Oita · Petrochemical
- ENEOS Oita Refinery · Refinery
- Taiheiyo Cement Oita Cement Plant · Cement Plant
- Nippon Stainless Steel Yamaguchi Works (Hikari Area) steel plant · Steel Plant
- JPN-Ube_ammonia · Chemical Plant
- Ube Industries Kanda Cement Plant · Cement Plant
Location
Coordinates 33.260570013592, 131.646196771159. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Nippon Kyushu Works (Oita Area, Oita) steel plant?
Nippon Kyushu Works (Oita Area, Oita) 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.
What capacity is listed for Nippon Kyushu Works (Oita Area, Oita) steel plant?
The open dataset lists 9,999,000 t of steel of capacity for Nippon Kyushu Works (Oita Area, Oita) steel plant.
How much CO₂e does Nippon Kyushu Works (Oita Area, Oita) steel plant emit?
Climate TRACE records an estimated 13,815,914 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 Nippon Kyushu Works (Oita Area, Oita) steel plant located?
Nippon Kyushu Works (Oita Area, Oita) steel plant is in Japan at approximately 33.260570013592, 131.646196771159.
Who is recorded as the owner of Nippon Kyushu Works (Oita Area, Oita) steel plant?
The owner recorded in the source dataset is Nippon Steel Corp.