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Liberty Steel & Wire Peoria plant

Steel Plant in United States. Approximate location 41.51305, -87.62035.

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Liberty Steel & Wire Peoria plant is a steel plant in United States with a reported capacity of 726,000 t of steel. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace). It is operated by Liberty Steel Group. By capacity it ranks #56 of 75 steel plants tracked in United States. It emits about 40,295 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 9,393 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 90% below the median steel plant.

726,000t of steel
40,295t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#1206CO₂ rank in United States
0.06t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1567152.

У контексті: як порівнюється це підприємство

При потужності 726,000 t of steel Liberty Steel & Wire Peoria plant — це нижче медіана steel plant у United States (1,000,000 t of steel). Його викидання CO₂ на одиницю потужності приблизно на 50% нижче медіани steel plant. 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 40,295 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

9,393cars driven for a year
5,255homes' annual energy use
671,583tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest steel plants in United States

U.S. Steel Gary Works: 7,800,000 t of steel7.8MU.S. Steel…Cleveland-Cliffs Indiana Harbor steel plant: 7,254,000 t of steel7.3MCleveland-…Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor steel plant: 5,001,000 t of steel5.0MCleveland-…U.S. Steel Big River Steel plant: 4,668,437 t of steel4.7MU.S. Steel…Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland steel plant: 4,100,000 t of steel4.1MCleveland-…U.S. Steel Great Lakes Works: 3,500,000 t of steel3.5MU.S. Steel…Steel Dynamics Columbus plant: 3,400,000 t of steel3.4MSteel Dyna…Nucor-Yamato Steel Blytheville plant: 3,174,000 t of steel3.2MNucor-Yama…

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

Operator

Operated by Liberty Steel Group. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Liberty Steel & Wire Peoria plant sits in a hot-summer humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfa), at 41.5°N in the northern hemisphere.

~9°Ctypical annual mean
~23°Ctypical warm-season
Hot-summer humid continental: 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 #56 largest of 75 steel plants in United States by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 41.51305, -87.62035. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Liberty Steel & Wire Peoria plant?

Liberty Steel & Wire Peoria plant is a steel plant in United States. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace).

What is the capacity of Liberty Steel & Wire Peoria plant?

Liberty Steel & Wire Peoria plant has a reported capacity of 726,000 t of steel.

How much CO₂ does Liberty Steel & Wire Peoria plant emit?

Liberty Steel & Wire Peoria plant emits about 40,295 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 9,393 cars. That ranks #1206 among tracked facilities in United States.

Where is Liberty Steel & Wire Peoria plant located?

Liberty Steel & Wire Peoria plant is in United States, near coordinates 41.51305, -87.62035.

Who operates Liberty Steel & Wire Peoria plant?

Liberty Steel & Wire Peoria plant is operated by Liberty Steel Group.

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