Nippon Setouchi Works (Kure Area) steel plant — Japan
Steel Plant in Japan. Approximate location 34.22117, 132.5401.
Steel PlantJapanStatus: retired (GEM)
Nippon Setouchi Works (Kure Area) steel plant is a steel plant in Japan. 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 Nippon Steel Corp.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1567271.
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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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.
Operator
Operated by Nippon Steel Corp. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Nippon Setouchi Works (Kure Area) steel plant sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 34.2°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 corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1350 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.04× 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
- ENEOS Marifu Refinery · Refinery · 659,320 t CO₂
- Nippon Daishowa Paperboard Co. Ltd - Otake Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill
- Taiyo Oil Shikoku Refinery · Refinery · 1,069,669 t CO₂
- Tokuyama Soda Ash Facility · Chemical Plant · 39,686 t CO₂
- Nippon Stainless Steel Yamaguchi Works (Hikari Area) steel plant · Steel Plant · 97,836 t CO₂
- Idemitsu Kosan Tokuyama Refinery · Refinery · 179,808 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 34.22117, 132.5401. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Nippon Setouchi Works (Kure Area) steel plant?
Nippon Setouchi Works (Kure Area) steel plant is a steel plant in Japan. 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.
Where is Nippon Setouchi Works (Kure Area) steel plant located?
Nippon Setouchi Works (Kure Area) steel plant is in Japan at approximately 34.22117, 132.5401.
Who operates Nippon Setouchi Works (Kure Area) steel plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Nippon Steel Corp.