ArcelorMittal Dunkerque steel plant

ArcelorMittal Dunkerque steel plant is a steel plant in France with a reported capacity of 6,750,000 t of steel. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace). It is operated by ArcelorMittal Atlantique et Lorraine SAS. By capacity it ranks #1 of 11 steel plants tracked in France. It emits about 8,859,539 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 2,065,161 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 143% above the median steel plant.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1566816.

Bağlamda: bu tesis nasıl karşılaştırılır

6,750,000 t of steel'de, ArcelorMittal Dunkerque steel plant France'daki steel plant'lerin medyanı çok üstünde 825,000 t of steel'dir. Kapasite başına CO₂'si steel plant'nin medyanı üstünde kabaca 3298%'dir. Alt sektör: iron-and-steel. steel plant olarak, temel endüstriyel işlemleri için yoğun proses ısısı (tipik olarak 800–1500°C) gerektirir — kazanlar, fırınlar veya doğrudan yanma ile sağlanması gereken ısı, ve izolasyon yapılmamış kaplar ve boruların kayıpları harcanan yakıtı temsil eder. Modüler çıkarılabilir yalıtım bu kayıpları %80–96 oranında azaltabilir, yüzeyleri ≤45°C'ye soğutabilir, geri ödeme süresi genellikle 2 yıldan azdır. Çelik fabrikaları yüksek ocaklarda kömür yakar veya hurda ergitmek için elektrik ark kullanır; her iki durumda da eritilmiş metal 1.500°C'nin üstünde tutulmalı ve geniş sıcak borular ve kaplar aracılığıyla aktarılmalıdır.

Kapasite ve CO₂ yoğunluğu karşılaştırması Climate TRACE endüstriyel tesis verilerinden hesaplanmıştır; sektör rolü mühendislik referansına dayanmaktadır.

What 8,859,539 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

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

Capacity vs largest steel plants in France

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

Operator

Operated by ArcelorMittal Atlantique et Lorraine SAS. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

ArcelorMittal Dunkerque steel plant sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 51.0°N in the northern hemisphere.

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #1 largest of 11 steel plants in France by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• FERROGLOBE MANGANÈSE FRANCE SAS · Metals Plant · 197,000 t CO₂
• FERROGLOBE MANGANÈSE FRANCE · Metals Plant · 202,000 t CO₂
• Versalis France SAS, Dunkerque · Petrochemical · 558,244 t CO₂
• ALUMINIUM DUNKERQUE SAS · Metals Plant · 497,000 t CO₂
• LIBERTY ALUMINIUM DUNKERQUE · Metals Plant · 484,000 t CO₂
• ALVANCE ALUMINIUM DUNKERQUE SAS · Metals Plant · 482,000 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 51.03792, 2.29613. View on OpenStreetMap.

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