Thy Marcinelle Charleroi steel plant — Belgium
Steel Plant in Belgium. Approximate location 50.40983, 4.43054.
Steel PlantBelgiumCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Thy Marcinelle Charleroi steel plant is a steel plant in Belgium. 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 Thy-Marcinelle SA. It emits about 51,699 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.23% of the CO₂e from the 22 facilities in Belgium that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1566443.
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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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 51,699 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 52k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Thy Marcinelle Charleroi steel plant carries €4.4M/yr of carbon at the full EU ETS price (€85/t CO₂). Free allocation phases out to 2034 (Reg. (EU) 2023/956), so today's bill is lower and rising toward this full-price figure.
Carbon price: EU ETS €85/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 Thy-Marcinelle SA.
Local climate
Thy Marcinelle Charleroi steel plant sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 50.4°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 a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1400 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.08× 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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Location
Coordinates 50.40983, 4.43054. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Thy Marcinelle Charleroi steel plant?
Thy Marcinelle Charleroi steel plant is a steel plant in Belgium. 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 Thy Marcinelle Charleroi steel plant emit?
The page uses about 51,699 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #22 among facilities in Belgium by estimated CO₂.
Where is Thy Marcinelle Charleroi steel plant located?
Thy Marcinelle Charleroi steel plant is in Belgium at approximately 50.40983, 4.43054.
Who operates Thy Marcinelle Charleroi steel plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Thy-Marcinelle SA.