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Thy Marcinelle Charleroi steel plant

Steel Plant in Belgium. Approximate location 50.40983, 4.43054.

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Thy Marcinelle Charleroi steel plant is a steel plant in Belgium with a reported capacity of 800,000 t of steel. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace). It is operated by Thy-Marcinelle SA. By capacity it ranks #4 of 4 steel plants tracked in Belgium. It emits about 51,699 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 12,051 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 88% below the median steel plant.

800,000t of steel
51,699t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#56CO₂ rank in Belgium
0.06t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1566443.

В контексте: как это предприятие сравнивается

На мощности 800,000 t of steel Thy Marcinelle Charleroi steel plant — это ниже медианная steel plant в Belgium (1,200,000 t of steel). Его выброс CO₂ на единицу мощности примерно на 62% ниже 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 51,699 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

12,051cars driven for a year
6,742homes' annual energy use
861,650tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest steel plants in Belgium

ArcelorMittal Gent steel plant: 5,000,000 t of steel5.0MArcelorMit…Aperam Stainless Belgium Genk steel plant: 1,200,000 t of steel1.2MAperam Sta…Aperam Stainless Belgium Châtelet steel plant: 1,000,000 t of steel1000kAperam Sta…Thy Marcinelle Charleroi steel plant: 800,000 t of steel800kThy Marcin…

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

Operator

Operated by Thy-Marcinelle SA. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Thy Marcinelle Charleroi steel plant sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 50.4°N in the northern hemisphere.

~11°Ctypical annual mean
~18°Ctypical warm-season
Temperate oceanic: four distinct seasons — cold winters and warm summers

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #4 largest of 4 steel plants in Belgium by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 50.40983, 4.43054. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Thy Marcinelle Charleroi steel plant?

Thy Marcinelle Charleroi steel plant is a steel plant in Belgium. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace).

What is the capacity of Thy Marcinelle Charleroi steel plant?

Thy Marcinelle Charleroi steel plant has a reported capacity of 800,000 t of steel.

How much CO₂ does Thy Marcinelle Charleroi steel plant emit?

Thy Marcinelle Charleroi steel plant emits about 51,699 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 12,051 cars. That ranks #56 among tracked facilities in Belgium.

Where is Thy Marcinelle Charleroi steel plant located?

Thy Marcinelle Charleroi steel plant is in Belgium, near coordinates 50.40983, 4.43054.

Who operates Thy Marcinelle Charleroi steel plant?

Thy Marcinelle Charleroi steel plant is operated by Thy-Marcinelle SA.

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