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Nucor Steel Kankakee plant

Steel Plant in United States. Approximate location 41.18273, -87.85786.

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Nucor Steel Kankakee plant is a steel plant in United States with a reported capacity of 794,000 t of steel. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace). It is operated by Nucor Steel Kankakee Inc. By capacity it ranks #51 of 75 steel plants tracked in United States. It emits about 59,273 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 13,817 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 86% below the median steel plant.

794,000t of steel
59,273t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#916CO₂ rank in United States
0.07t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1567128.

У контексті: як порівнюється це підприємство

При потужності 794,000 t of steel Nucor Steel Kankakee plant — це нижче медіана steel plant у United States (1,000,000 t of steel). Його викидання CO₂ на одиницю потужності приблизно на 33% 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 59,273 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

13,817cars driven for a year
7,730homes' annual energy use
987,883tree 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 Nucor Steel Kankakee Inc. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Nucor Steel Kankakee plant sits in a hot-summer humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfa), at 41.2°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 #51 largest of 75 steel plants in United States by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 41.18273, -87.85786. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Nucor Steel Kankakee plant?

Nucor Steel Kankakee 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 Nucor Steel Kankakee plant?

Nucor Steel Kankakee plant has a reported capacity of 794,000 t of steel.

How much CO₂ does Nucor Steel Kankakee plant emit?

Nucor Steel Kankakee plant emits about 59,273 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 13,817 cars. That ranks #916 among tracked facilities in United States.

Where is Nucor Steel Kankakee plant located?

Nucor Steel Kankakee plant is in United States, near coordinates 41.18273, -87.85786.

Who operates Nucor Steel Kankakee plant?

Nucor Steel Kankakee plant is operated by Nucor Steel Kankakee Inc.

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