Yieh United Steel Kaohsiung plant — Taiwan
Steel Plant in Taiwan. Approximate location 22.83191, 120.3006.
Steel PlantTaiwanCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Yieh United Steel Kaohsiung plant is a steel plant in Taiwan. 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 Yieh United Steel Corp. It emits about 183,975 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.42% of the CO₂e from the 21 facilities in Taiwan that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1567090.
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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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 183,975 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 184k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Yieh United Steel Kaohsiung plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 184k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €13.9M/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 Yieh United Steel Corp.
Local climate
Yieh United Steel Kaohsiung plant sits in a tropical monsoon climate zone (Köppen Am), at 22.8°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 extreme marine/tropical environment (estimated ISO 9223 class CX — Extreme), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1254 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.96× 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
- Tung Ho Steel Kaohsiung Plant · Steel Plant · 145,492 t CO₂
- Shyeh Sheng Fuat Steel Kaohsiung plant · Steel Plant · 166,691 t CO₂
- Hai Kwang Enterprise Corporation · Steel Plant · 138,909 t CO₂
- China Steel Corporation Xiaogang plant · Steel Plant · 14,878,289 t CO₂
- CPC Dalin Refinery · Refinery · 1,923,906 t CO₂
- Chinese Petroleum Corp. , Taiwan, Linyuan · Petrochemical · 1,880,839 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 22.83191, 120.3006. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Yieh United Steel Kaohsiung plant?
Yieh United Steel Kaohsiung plant is a steel plant in Taiwan. 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 Yieh United Steel Kaohsiung plant emit?
The page uses about 183,975 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #15 among facilities in Taiwan by estimated CO₂.
Where is Yieh United Steel Kaohsiung plant located?
Yieh United Steel Kaohsiung plant is in Taiwan at approximately 22.83191, 120.3006.
Who operates Yieh United Steel Kaohsiung plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Yieh United Steel Corp.