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Lech Stahlwerke Meitingen steel plant

operating

Meitingen, Europe, Germany

ISO 14001ISO 50001
GEM wiki

Process Route

EAF

Timeline

Operating since 1970

Emissions

2025

0.08 Mt CO₂e

0.08 t CO₂e per tonne of steel

Typical EAF route: 0.5–0.7 t/t

Modelled estimate (Climate TRACE), not reported data. Methodology

Capacity (ttpa)

Crude Steel

1,400

EAF

1,400

Steel Units

EAF
unknown EAF (1)operating
700 ttpa100 twiki
EAF
unknown EAF (2)operating
700 ttpa100 twiki

Steel Products

pipe, billet, bars, rebar

Ownership

Owner Lech Stahlwerke GmbH

Parent Max Aicher Stahl AG [92.6%]; unknown

Workforce 800 employees

Country Context

Germany crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.

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Plant data sourced from the Global Iron & Steel Tracker (March 2026), Global Energy Monitor. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Production data: USGS Minerals Yearbook — Raw Steel: World Production by Country or Locality (2019 edition; 2022 and 2023 early release tables). U.S. Geological Survey, public domain. EAF/BOF splits: USGS Minerals Yearbook (2023 estimates).

Facility emissions estimates from Climate TRACE. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.