Premium Steel Warri plant — Nigeria
Steel Plant in Nigeria. Approximate location 5.48229, 5.77017.
Steel PlantNigeriaStatus: mothballed (GEM)
Premium Steel Warri plant is a steel plant in Nigeria. 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 Premium Steel and Mines Ltd.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1567312.
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.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Ekrokpe-Erkrejegbe power station · Gas · 400 MW · 15 km
- Ughelli power station · Gas · 600 MW · 17 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.
Operator
Operated by Premium Steel and Mines Ltd.
Local climate
Premium Steel Warri plant sits in a tropical monsoon climate zone (Köppen Am), at 5.5°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 1236 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
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- DMCL Modular Refinery · Refinery · 10,970 t CO₂
- Aradel Modular Refinery · Refinery · 48,269 t CO₂
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Location
Coordinates 5.48229, 5.77017. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Premium Steel Warri plant?
Premium Steel Warri plant is a steel plant in Nigeria. 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 Premium Steel Warri plant located?
Premium Steel Warri plant is in Nigeria at approximately 5.48229, 5.77017.
Who operates Premium Steel Warri plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Premium Steel and Mines Ltd.