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AG Sidegua Masagua steel plant

Steel Plant in Guatemala. Approximate location 14.2333, -90.81645.

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AG Sidegua Masagua steel plant is a steel plant in Guatemala with a reported capacity of 500,000 t of steel. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace). It is operated by Corporación AG SA. It emits about 19,957 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 4,652 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 93% below the median steel plant.

500,000t of steel
19,957t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#4CO₂ rank in Guatemala
0.04t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1566832.

У контексті: як порівнюється це підприємство

При потужності 500,000 t of steel AG Sidegua Masagua steel plant — це приблизно медіана steel plant у Guatemala (500,000 t of steel). Підсектор: iron-and-steel. Як steel plant, воно вимагає високотемпературного технологічного тепла (зазвичай 800–1500°C) для основних промислових операцій — тепла, яке повинне подаватися котлами, печами або прямим спаленням, і втрати через неізольовані судини та трубопроводи представляють витрачене напразно паливо. Знімна модульна теплоізоляція може зменшити ці втрати на 80–96%, охолодивши поверхню обладнання до ≤45°C, з окупністю часто менше 2 років. Сталеливарні заводи спалюють вугілля у доменних печах або використовують електричні дуги для плавлення брухту; в обох випадках розплавлений метал повинен перебувати вище 1500°C і транспортуватися через розширені гарячі трубопроводи та судини.

Порівняння продуктивності та інтенсивності CO₂ розраховано на основі даних промислових об'єктів Climate TRACE; роль сектору заснована на інженерних довідниках.

What 19,957 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

4,652cars driven for a year
2,603homes' annual energy use
332,617tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Operator

Operated by Corporación AG SA. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

AG Sidegua Masagua steel plant sits in a tropical savanna climate zone (Köppen Aw), at 14.2°N in the northern hemisphere.

~26°Ctypical annual mean
~29°Ctypical warm-season
Tropical savanna: warm all year, with distinct wet and dry seasons

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

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Location

Coordinates 14.2333, -90.81645. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is AG Sidegua Masagua steel plant?

AG Sidegua Masagua steel plant is a steel plant in Guatemala. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace).

What is the capacity of AG Sidegua Masagua steel plant?

AG Sidegua Masagua steel plant has a reported capacity of 500,000 t of steel.

How much CO₂ does AG Sidegua Masagua steel plant emit?

AG Sidegua Masagua steel plant emits about 19,957 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 4,652 cars. That ranks #4 among tracked facilities in Guatemala.

Where is AG Sidegua Masagua steel plant located?

AG Sidegua Masagua steel plant is in Guatemala, near coordinates 14.2333, -90.81645.

Who operates AG Sidegua Masagua steel plant?

AG Sidegua Masagua steel plant is operated by Corporación AG SA.

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