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steel plants worldwide

A directory of 953 steel plants across 81 countries — produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace). Capacity, owner, location and CO₂ from open data.

953steel plants
81countries
868with CO₂ estimate
2.3B tCO₂e/yr total

Top countries by number of steel plants

China: 363 facilities363ChinaUnited States: 75 facilities75United Sta…India: 61 facilities61IndiaJapan: 40 facilities40JapanRussian Federation: 26 facilities26Russian Fe…Türkiye: 26 facilities26TürkiyeIran: 23 facilities23IranBrazil: 22 facilities22BrazilItaly: 22 facilities22ItalyVietnam: 20 facilities20Vietnam

Facility counts, Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

Browse steel plants by country

China 363United States 75India 61Japan 40Russian Federation 26Türkiye 26Iran 23Brazil 22Italy 22Vietnam 20Germany 19South Korea 16Mexico 14Spain 14Egypt 11France 11Thailand 11Malaysia 10Taiwan 10Ukraine 10Canada 8Indonesia 8Poland 6Saudi Arabia 6United Kingdom 6Bangladesh 5Pakistan 5Romania 5Algeria 4Argentina 4Australia 4Belgium 4Iraq 4Morocco 4North Korea 4South Africa 4Sweden 4Finland 3Greece 3Kazakhstan 3Oman 3Austria 2Chile 2Czechia 2Luxembourg 2Nigeria 2Peru 2Philippines 2Portugal 2Serbia 2Switzerland 2Syria 2United Arab Emirates 2Albania 1Angola 1Azerbaijan 1Bahrain 1Belarus 1Bolivia 1Bosnia and Herzegovina 1Bulgaria 1Ghana 1Guatemala 1Hungary 1Kenya 1Kuwait 1Libya 1Moldova 1Myanmar 1Netherlands 1New Zealand 1North Macedonia 1Norway 1Qatar 1Singapore 1Slovakia 1Slovenia 1Uganda 1Uzbekistan 1Venezuela 1Zimbabwe 1

Tap a country to see its steel plants — 81 countries.

Largest steel plants

#FacilityCountryt of steel
1POSCO Gwangyang steel plantSouth Korea22,999,000
2Angang Steel Co LtdChina21,605,191
3Baoshan Iron and Steel Co Ltd HeadquartersChina19,203,279
4Zhangjiagang Hongchang Steel Co LtdChina17,647,000
5POSCO Pohang steel plantSouth Korea17,551,820
6Maanshan Iron and Steel Co LtdChina17,340,000
7Hyundai Steel Dangjin steel plantSouth Korea16,200,000
8Wuhan Iron and Steel Co LtdChina15,907,000
9Inner Mongolia BaoTou Steel Union Co LtdChina15,610,000
10Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel WorksRussian Federation14,500,000
11NLMK Lipetsk steel plantRussian Federation14,400,000
12Shougang Jingtang United Iron and Steel Co LtdChina13,700,000
13Bengang Steel Plates Co LtdChina13,440,000
14JFE West Japan Works (Fukuyama) steel plantJapan13,002,000
15Baosteel Zhanjiang Iron and Steel Co LtdChina12,528,000

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Frequently asked questions

How many steel plants are there worldwide?
953 steel plants across 81 countries are tracked in this open dataset.
Which country has the most steel plants?
China — 363 steel plants.
What is the largest steel plant?
POSCO Gwangyang steel plant in South Korea, by listed capacity.
How much CO₂ do these steel plants emit?
Together about 2,311,302,841 tonnes of CO₂e per year from facilities with emission estimates.
Where does the data come from?
Climate TRACE v6 — asset-level capacity and CO₂e emissions (CC BY 4.0).

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