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CAP Acero Huachipato steel plant

Steel Plant in Chile. Approximate location -36.7477, -73.12749.

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CAP Acero Huachipato steel plant is a steel plant in Chile with a reported capacity of 1,085,519 t of steel. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace). It is operated by Compania Siderurgica Huachipato SA. By capacity it ranks #1 of 2 steel plants tracked in Chile. It emits about 947,868 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 220,948 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 62% above the median steel plant.

1,085,519t of steel
947,868t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#4CO₂ rank in Chile
0.87t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1566477.

У контексті: як порівнюється це підприємство

При потужності 1,085,519 t of steel CAP Acero Huachipato steel plant — це приблизно медіана steel plant у Chile (1,085,519 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 947,868 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

220,948cars driven for a year
123,613homes' annual energy use
15,797,800tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest steel plants in Chile

CAP Acero Huachipato steel plant: 1,085,519 t of steel1.1MCAP Acero …AZA Colina steel plant: 520,000 t of steel520kAZA Colina…

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

Operator

Operated by Compania Siderurgica Huachipato SA. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

CAP Acero Huachipato steel plant sits in a warm-summer Mediterranean climate zone (Köppen Csb), at 36.7°S in the southern hemisphere.

~14°Ctypical annual mean
~21°Ctypical warm-season
Warm-summer mediterranean: 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 #1 largest of 2 steel plants in Chile by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates -36.7477, -73.12749. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is CAP Acero Huachipato steel plant?

CAP Acero Huachipato steel plant is a steel plant in Chile. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace).

What is the capacity of CAP Acero Huachipato steel plant?

CAP Acero Huachipato steel plant has a reported capacity of 1,085,519 t of steel.

How much CO₂ does CAP Acero Huachipato steel plant emit?

CAP Acero Huachipato steel plant emits about 947,868 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 220,948 cars. That ranks #4 among tracked facilities in Chile.

Where is CAP Acero Huachipato steel plant located?

CAP Acero Huachipato steel plant is in Chile, near coordinates -36.7477, -73.12749.

Who operates CAP Acero Huachipato steel plant?

CAP Acero Huachipato steel plant is operated by Compania Siderurgica Huachipato SA.

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