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United Steel Industrial Kuwait Steel Sharq plant

Steel Plant in Kuwait. Approximate location 28.9892, 48.13029.

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United Steel Industrial Kuwait Steel Sharq plant is a steel plant in Kuwait with a reported capacity of 1,200,000 t of steel. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace). It is operated by United Steel Industries Co KSCC. It emits about 267,696 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 62,400 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 59% below the median steel plant.

1,200,000t of steel
267,696t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#6CO₂ rank in Kuwait
0.22t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1566963.

Bağlamda: bu tesis nasıl karşılaştırılır

1,200,000 t of steel'de, United Steel Industrial Kuwait Steel Sharq plant Kuwait'daki steel plant'lerin medyanı yaklaşık 1,200,000 t of steel'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 267,696 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

62,400cars driven for a year
34,911homes' annual energy use
4,461,600tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Operator

Operated by United Steel Industries Co KSCC. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

United Steel Industrial Kuwait Steel Sharq plant sits in a hot desert climate zone (Köppen BWh), at 29.0°N in the northern hemisphere.

~24°Ctypical annual mean
~34°Ctypical warm-season
Hot desert: hot summers and mild winters

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

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Location

Coordinates 28.9892, 48.13029. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is United Steel Industrial Kuwait Steel Sharq plant?

United Steel Industrial Kuwait Steel Sharq plant is a steel plant in Kuwait. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace).

What is the capacity of United Steel Industrial Kuwait Steel Sharq plant?

United Steel Industrial Kuwait Steel Sharq plant has a reported capacity of 1,200,000 t of steel.

How much CO₂ does United Steel Industrial Kuwait Steel Sharq plant emit?

United Steel Industrial Kuwait Steel Sharq plant emits about 267,696 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 62,400 cars. That ranks #6 among tracked facilities in Kuwait.

Where is United Steel Industrial Kuwait Steel Sharq plant located?

United Steel Industrial Kuwait Steel Sharq plant is in Kuwait, near coordinates 28.9892, 48.13029.

Who operates United Steel Industrial Kuwait Steel Sharq plant?

United Steel Industrial Kuwait Steel Sharq plant is operated by United Steel Industries Co KSCC.

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