U.S. Steel Granite City Works — United States
Steel Plant in United States. Approximate location 38.695, -90.13228.
Steel PlantUnited StatesStatus: mothballed (GEM)
U.S. Steel Granite City Works is a steel plant in United States. 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 United States Steel Corp.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1567145.
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
- Granite City Works · Other · 78 MW · 0 km
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- Trigen St. Louis · Gas · 38 MW · 8 km
- Southwestern Bell Telephone · Oil · 17 MW · 9 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 United States Steel Corp. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
U.S. Steel Granite City Works sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 38.7°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 1371 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.05× 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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- Andoro Llc · Food & Beverage
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Location
Coordinates 38.695, -90.13228. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is U.S. Steel Granite City Works?
U.S. Steel Granite City Works is a steel plant in United States. 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 U.S. Steel Granite City Works located?
U.S. Steel Granite City Works is in United States at approximately 38.695, -90.13228.
Who operates U.S. Steel Granite City Works?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is United States Steel Corp.