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Ivaco Rolling Mills steel plant

Steel Plant in Canada. Approximate location 45.61388, -74.70529.

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Ivaco Rolling Mills steel plant is a steel plant in Canada with a reported capacity of 650,000 t of steel. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace). It is operated by Ivaco Rolling Mills 2004 LP. By capacity it ranks #7 of 8 steel plants tracked in Canada. It emits about 42,725 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 9,959 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 88% below the median steel plant.

650,000t of steel
42,725t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#137CO₂ rank in Canada
0.07t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1566474.

Bağlamda: bu tesis nasıl karşılaştırılır

650,000 t of steel'de, Ivaco Rolling Mills steel plant Canada'daki steel plant'lerin medyanı altında 2,400,000 t of steel'dir. Kapasite başına CO₂'si steel plant'nin medyanı altında kabaca 91%'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 42,725 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

9,959cars driven for a year
5,572homes' annual energy use
712,083tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest steel plants in Canada

ArcelorMittal Dofasco steel plant: 4,050,000 t of steel4.0MArcelorMit…Algoma steel plant: 3,200,000 t of steel3.2MAlgoma ste…Cleveland-Cliffs Lake Erie steel plant: 2,500,000 t of steel2.5MCleveland-…ArcelorMittal Montreal steel plant: 2,400,000 t of steel2.4MArcelorMit…Evraz Regina Steel plant: 1,200,000 t of steel1.2MEvraz Regi…Gerdau Whitby Steel Mill: 1,100,000 t of steel1.1MGerdau Whi…Ivaco Rolling Mills steel plant: 650,000 t of steel650kIvaco Roll…Rio Tinto Fer et Titane steel plant: 600,000 t of steel600kRio Tinto …

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

Operator

Operated by Ivaco Rolling Mills 2004 LP. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Ivaco Rolling Mills steel plant sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfb), at 45.6°N in the northern hemisphere.

~6°Ctypical annual mean
~19°Ctypical warm-season
Warm-summer humid continental: 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 #7 largest of 8 steel plants in Canada by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 45.61388, -74.70529. View on OpenStreetMap.

Heat loss & insulation profile

A steel plant like this runs hot equipment that sheds heat continuously: reheat & annealing furnaces, ladles, hot-blast stoves, steam & gas ducting (surface/process temperatures around 200–1,200 °C). These surfaces lose energy to the air year-round; removable modular insulation cuts that loss, brings outer surfaces to ≤45 °C, and unclips for inspection.

Indicative recoverable energy

On an already-insulated site (pipes & valves in cladding / jackets), closing the remaining gaps, flanges and damaged sections and switching to removable covers indicatively recovers about 3,600 MWh/yr (≈ 1,200 t CO₂/yr) — scaled to this site's reported CO₂ within its sector. Bare or damaged surfaces recover several times more.

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Indicative, not a measurement. Conservative floor for an already-insulated plant; a TIPCHECK on-site audit gives a measured figure. Industry context: EiiF TIPCHECK — industrial insulation can save ~14 Mtoe/yr in EU, payback typically <2 years.

Safety & the no-regret first step

Bare hot surfaces here exceed the touch-safe limit (EN ISO 13732-1); insulation to ≤45 °C is a worker-safety and compliance win. And before electrification, fuel-switching or CCS, eliminating surface heat loss is the cheapest, fastest, lowest-risk step — audit the bare spots first, rip-and-replace later.

External climate finance your country can access

Domestic energy-efficiency grants are limited here; industrial decarbonisation is mainly funded externally:

Routed via national development banks / accredited entities — not a direct factory grant. Verified 2026.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Ivaco Rolling Mills steel plant?

Ivaco Rolling Mills steel plant is a steel plant in Canada. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace).

What is the capacity of Ivaco Rolling Mills steel plant?

Ivaco Rolling Mills steel plant has a reported capacity of 650,000 t of steel.

How much CO₂ does Ivaco Rolling Mills steel plant emit?

Ivaco Rolling Mills steel plant emits about 42,725 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 9,959 cars. That ranks #137 among tracked facilities in Canada.

Where is Ivaco Rolling Mills steel plant located?

Ivaco Rolling Mills steel plant is in Canada, near coordinates 45.61388, -74.70529.

Who operates Ivaco Rolling Mills steel plant?

Ivaco Rolling Mills steel plant is operated by Ivaco Rolling Mills 2004 LP.

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