Shandong Iron and Steel Co Ltd Laiwu Branch Xinxing Road — China
Steel Plant in China. Approximate location 36.0885, 117.85048.
Steel PlantChinaStatus: retired (GEM)
Shandong Iron and Steel Co Ltd Laiwu Branch Xinxing Road is a steel plant in China. 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 Shandong Iron and Steel Co Ltd.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-32441253.
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
- Shandong Iron and Steel Co Ltd Laiwu Branch power project · Gas · 140 MW · 2 km
- Huaneng Laiwu power station · Coal · 2,720 MW · 16 km
- Shandong Xintai (Everbright) power station · Biomass · 12 MW · 19 km
- Shandong Xintai power station · Biomass · 30 MW · 23 km
- Shandong Laiwu Landfill · Gas · 1 MW · 24 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 Shandong Iron and Steel Co Ltd. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Shandong Iron and Steel Co Ltd Laiwu Branch Xinxing Road sits in a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate zone (Köppen Cwa), at 36.1°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 mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with thermal cycling the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1375 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.06× 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
- Shandong Iron and Steel Co Ltd Laiwu Branch Aishan Street · Steel Plant · 5,375,747 t CO₂
- Laiwu Lubi Cement Manufacturing Co. Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 954,510 t CO₂
- Laiwu Iron and Steel Group Yinshan Section Steel Co Ltd · Steel Plant · 7,270,546 t CO₂
- Shandong Lubijian Building Materials Co., Ltd. Gangcheng Branch · Lime Plant
- Shan Heng Building Materials Co., Ltd. From Jinan City. · Lime Plant
- Shandong Lubijian Building Materials Co., Ltd. Metallurgical Auxiliary Materials Branch. · Lime Plant
Location
Coordinates 36.0885, 117.85048. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Shandong Iron and Steel Co Ltd Laiwu Branch Xinxing Road?
Shandong Iron and Steel Co Ltd Laiwu Branch Xinxing Road is a steel plant in China. 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 Shandong Iron and Steel Co Ltd Laiwu Branch Xinxing Road located?
Shandong Iron and Steel Co Ltd Laiwu Branch Xinxing Road is in China at approximately 36.0885, 117.85048.
Who operates Shandong Iron and Steel Co Ltd Laiwu Branch Xinxing Road?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Shandong Iron and Steel Co Ltd.