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Liberty Steel Georgetown plant

Steel Plant in United States. Approximate location 33.36755, -79.29152.

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Liberty Steel Georgetown plant is a steel plant in United States with a reported capacity of 908,000 t of steel. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace). It is operated by Liberty Steel Group. By capacity it ranks #40 of 75 steel plants tracked in United States. It emits about 357,563 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 83,348 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 27% below the median steel plant.

908,000t of steel
357,563t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#330CO₂ rank in United States
0.39t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1567153.

В контексте: как это предприятие сравнивается

На мощности 908,000 t of steel Liberty Steel Georgetown plant — это примерно медианная steel plant в United States (1,000,000 t of steel). Его выброс CO₂ на единицу мощности примерно на 251% выше медианной steel plant. Подсектор: iron-and-steel. Как steel plant, оно требует высокотемпературного технологического тепла (обычно 800–1500°C) для основных промышленных операций — тепла, которое должно подаваться котлами, печами или прямым сжиганием, и потери через неизолированные сосуды и трубопроводы представляют потраченное впустую топливо. Съёмная модульная теплоизоляция может снизить эти потери на 80–96%, охладив поверхность оборудования до ≤45°C, с окупаемостью часто менее 2 лет. Сталелитейные заводы сжигают уголь в доменных печах или используют электрические дуги для плавления лома; в обоих случаях расплавленный металл должен находиться выше 1500°C и транспортироваться через обширные горячие трубопроводы и сосуды.

Сравнение производительности и интенсивности CO₂ рассчитано на основе данных промышленных объектов Climate TRACE; роль сектора основана на инженерных справочниках.

What 357,563 t CO₂e a year looks like

This facility's reported annual CO₂e in the everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:

83,348cars driven for a year
46,631homes' annual energy use
5,959,383tree seedlings grown 10 years

Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.

Capacity vs largest steel plants in United States

U.S. Steel Gary Works: 7,800,000 t of steel7.8MU.S. Steel…Cleveland-Cliffs Indiana Harbor steel plant: 7,254,000 t of steel7.3MCleveland-…Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor steel plant: 5,001,000 t of steel5.0MCleveland-…U.S. Steel Big River Steel plant: 4,668,437 t of steel4.7MU.S. Steel…Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland steel plant: 4,100,000 t of steel4.1MCleveland-…U.S. Steel Great Lakes Works: 3,500,000 t of steel3.5MU.S. Steel…Steel Dynamics Columbus plant: 3,400,000 t of steel3.4MSteel Dyna…Nucor-Yamato Steel Blytheville plant: 3,174,000 t of steel3.2MNucor-Yama…

Reported capacity (t of steel), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

Operator

Operated by Liberty Steel Group. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Liberty Steel Georgetown plant sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 33.4°N in the northern hemisphere.

~18°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Humid subtropical: hot summers and mild winters

Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

How it compares & nearby sites

The #40 largest of 75 steel plants in United States by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 33.36755, -79.29152. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Liberty Steel Georgetown plant?

Liberty Steel Georgetown plant is a steel plant in United States. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace).

What is the capacity of Liberty Steel Georgetown plant?

Liberty Steel Georgetown plant has a reported capacity of 908,000 t of steel.

How much CO₂ does Liberty Steel Georgetown plant emit?

Liberty Steel Georgetown plant emits about 357,563 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 83,348 cars. That ranks #330 among tracked facilities in United States.

Where is Liberty Steel Georgetown plant located?

Liberty Steel Georgetown plant is in United States, near coordinates 33.36755, -79.29152.

Who operates Liberty Steel Georgetown plant?

Liberty Steel Georgetown plant is operated by Liberty Steel Group.

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