Voestalpine Stahl Linz steel plant

Voestalpine Stahl Linz steel plant is a steel plant in Austria with a reported capacity of 6,000,000 t of steel. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace). It is operated by Voestalpine Stahl GmbH. By capacity it ranks #1 of 2 steel plants tracked in Austria. It emits about 10,095,584 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 2,353,283 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 211% above the median steel plant.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1566429.

Bağlamda: bu tesis nasıl karşılaştırılır

6,000,000 t of steel'de, Voestalpine Stahl Linz steel plant Austria'daki steel plant'lerin medyanı yaklaşık 6,000,000 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 10,095,584 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 Austria

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

Operator

Operated by Voestalpine Stahl GmbH. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Voestalpine Stahl Linz steel plant sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 48.3°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 2 steel plants in Austria by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Linz Melamine and Fertilizers Complex · Chemical Plant · 752,400 t CO₂
• Hefel Textil Gmbh · Textiles · 9,238 t CO₂
• Mondi Neusiedler Pulp Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill · 151,083 t CO₂
• Ybbstaler Zellstoff Pulp Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill · 151,083 t CO₂
• Kirchdorfer Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 149,882 t CO₂
• UPM-Kymmene Steyrermuhl Austria Pulp Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill · 151,083 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 48.28008, 14.33125. View on OpenStreetMap.

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