North Nippon Muroran Works steel plant — Japan
Steel Plant in Japan. Approximate location 42.34182, 140.99791.
Steel PlantJapanCO₂ estimate (modelled)
North Nippon Muroran Works 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. It emits about 2,191,669 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 1.3% of the CO₂e from the 105 facilities in Japan that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-38089122.
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.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- NSC Muroran Works power station · Coal · 245 MW · 1 km
- Muroran Hatchodaira Solar Power Plant · Solar · 1 MW · 4 km
- Date City · Solar · 10 MW · 20 km
- Date power station · Oil · 700 MW · 21 km
- NPI SHIRAOI MILL · Other · 119 MW · 30 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 2,191,669 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 2.2M t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), North Nippon Muroran Works steel plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 2.2M t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €165M/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 Nippon Steel Corp. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
North Nippon Muroran Works steel plant sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfb), at 42.3°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 1415 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.09× 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
- Nippon Steel Muroran Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 805,980 t CO₂
- Idemitsu Hokkaido Refinery · Refinery · 1,644,550 t CO₂
- Taiheiyo Cement Kamiiso Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 843,082 t CO₂
- Hachinohe Cement Hachinohe Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 675,856 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 42.34182, 140.99791. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is North Nippon Muroran Works steel plant?
North Nippon Muroran Works 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.
How much CO₂ does North Nippon Muroran Works steel plant emit?
The page uses about 2,191,669 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #14 among facilities in Japan by estimated CO₂.
Where is North Nippon Muroran Works steel plant located?
North Nippon Muroran Works steel plant is in Japan at approximately 42.34182, 140.99791.
Who operates North Nippon Muroran Works steel plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Nippon Steel Corp.