Southern Steel Prai Penang plant — Malaysia
Steel Plant in Malaysia. Approximate location 5.39923, 100.38213.
Steel PlantMalaysiaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Southern Steel Prai Penang plant is a steel plant in Malaysia. 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 Southern Steel Bhd. It emits about 177,766 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.41% of the CO₂e from the 39 facilities in Malaysia that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1567194.
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.
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- Prai Power · Gas · 350 MW · 3 km
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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 177,766 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 178k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Southern Steel Prai Penang plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 178k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €13.4M/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 Southern Steel Bhd.
Local climate
Southern Steel Prai Penang plant sits in a tropical rainforest climate zone (Köppen Af), at 5.4°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 an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1226 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.94× 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
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- Malayan Cement Padang Rengas Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 987,214 t CO₂
- Malayan Cement Kanthan Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 1,112,057 t CO₂
- Tasek Corporation Ipoh Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 751,698 t CO₂
- Aalborg Portland Malaysia Ipoh Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 197,573 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 5.39923, 100.38213. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Southern Steel Prai Penang plant?
Southern Steel Prai Penang plant is a steel plant in Malaysia. 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 Southern Steel Prai Penang plant emit?
The page uses about 177,766 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #36 among facilities in Malaysia by estimated CO₂.
Where is Southern Steel Prai Penang plant located?
Southern Steel Prai Penang plant is in Malaysia at approximately 5.39923, 100.38213.
Who operates Southern Steel Prai Penang plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Southern Steel Bhd.