Yingkou Iron and Steel Co Ltd — China
Steel Plant in China. Approximate location 40.62048, 122.34356.
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Yingkou Iron and Steel 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 Yingkou Iron & Steel Co Ltd.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1566620.
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
- Huaneng Yingkou Coastal power station · Coal · 700 MW · 14 km
- Huaneng Yingkou cogen power station · Coal · 700 MW · 14 km
- Jiulongdi (Xianrendao) · Wind · 34 MW · 26 km
- Liaoning Panjin power station · Biomass · 60 MW · 28 km
- Huaneng Panjin Dawa · Wind · 49 MW · 37 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 Yingkou Iron & Steel Co Ltd.
Local climate
Yingkou Iron and Steel Co Ltd sits in a monsoon hot-summer continental climate zone (Köppen Dwa), 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 corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with thermal cycling the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1408 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
Nearby industrial sites
- Rizhao Steel Yingkou Medium Plate Co Ltd · Steel Plant · 9,420,204 t CO₂
- Yingkou Zhongwang aluminium plant · Aluminium Smelter · 913,809 t CO₂
- Houying Group Haicheng Iron and Steel Co Ltd Datun Branch · Steel Plant · 2,775,387 t CO₂
- Bora LyondellBasell Petrochemical, Liaoning, Panjin · Petrochemical
- Haicheng First Cement Co Ltd Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 430,637 t CO₂
- Angang Steel Co Ltd Bayuquan branch · Steel Plant · 11,136,333 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 40.62048, 122.34356. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Yingkou Iron and Steel Co Ltd?
Yingkou Iron and Steel 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 Yingkou Iron and Steel Co Ltd located?
Yingkou Iron and Steel Co Ltd is in China at approximately 40.62048, 122.34356.
Who operates Yingkou Iron and Steel Co Ltd?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Yingkou Iron & Steel Co Ltd.