Yamato Steel Himeji Plant

Yamato Steel Himeji Plant is a steel plant in Japan with a reported capacity of 700,000 t of steel. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace). It is operated by Yamato Steel Co Ltd. By capacity it ranks #29 of 40 steel plants tracked in Japan. It emits about 40,483 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 9,437 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 89% below the median steel plant.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1566935.

Bağlamda: bu tesis nasıl karşılaştırılır

700,000 t of steel'de, Yamato Steel Himeji Plant Japan'daki steel plant'lerin medyanı altında 973,658 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 40,483 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 Japan

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

Operator

Operated by Yamato Steel Co Ltd. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Yamato Steel Himeji Plant sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 34.8°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 #29 largest of 40 steel plants in Japan by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Nippon Setouchi Works (Hirohata Area) steel plant · Steel Plant · 3,541,361 t CO₂
• JFE Bars & Shapes Himeji Works steel plant · Steel Plant · 52,049 t CO₂
• Godo Steel Himeji Works · Steel Plant · 28,916 t CO₂
• Nippon Sanyo Special Steel · Steel Plant · 92,301 t CO₂
• Shiotani Industry Inc. · Textiles · 630 t CO₂
• Seiban Limited. · Textiles · 630 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 34.78328, 134.60468. View on OpenStreetMap.

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