Xuanhua Iron and Steel Group Co Ltd — China
Steel Plant in China. Approximate location 40.58959, 115.09089.
Steel PlantChinaStatus: retired (GEM)
Xuanhua Iron and Steel Group Co Ltd 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 Xuanhua Iron and Steel Group Co Ltd.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1567326.
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
- Xuanhua power station · Coal · 600 MW · 2 km
- Hebei Shengyuan Xuandong Coal Mine Methane · Gas · 20 MW · 7 km
- Zhangjiakou power station · Coal · 2,560 MW · 15 km
- Hebei Chongli Honghualiang · Wind · 50 MW · 16 km
- Hebei Zhangjiakou power station · Biomass · 36 MW · 27 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 Xuanhua Iron and Steel Group Co Ltd.
Local climate
Xuanhua Iron and Steel Group Co Ltd sits in a monsoon warm-summer continental climate zone (Köppen Dwb), at 40.6°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 1420 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.09× 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
- Hebei Zhangxuan High Tech Co Ltd · Steel Plant · 1,281,591 t CO₂
- Hebei Xinquan Petrochemical Refinery · Refinery · 248,653 t CO₂
- Xuanhua BBMG Cement Co Ltd Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 506,165 t CO₂
- Zhuolu BBMG Cement Co Ltd Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 651,861 t CO₂
- Wanquan District Jinhe White Lime Processing Plant · Lime Plant
- Yiyuan Longyang Magnesium Industry Co., Ltd. · Lime Plant
Location
Coordinates 40.58959, 115.09089. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Xuanhua Iron and Steel Group Co Ltd?
Xuanhua Iron and Steel Group Co Ltd 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 Xuanhua Iron and Steel Group Co Ltd located?
Xuanhua Iron and Steel Group Co Ltd is in China at approximately 40.58959, 115.09089.
Who operates Xuanhua Iron and Steel Group Co Ltd?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Xuanhua Iron and Steel Group Co Ltd.