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Kardemir Merkez steel plant

operating

Merkez, Europe, Türkiye

ISO 14001ISO 50001
GEM wiki

Process Route

BFBOF

Timeline

Operating since 1939

Emissions

2025

5.48 Mt CO₂e

1.90 t CO₂e per tonne of steel

Typical BF-BOF route: 1.8–2.0 t/t

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

Capacity (ttpa)

Crude Steel

3,501

BOF

3,501

Blast Furnace

3,520

Sinter

3,750

Coking

1,170

Production

Crude steelproduction, GEM-compiled (Global Iron & Steel Tracker). Dashed line shows nominal capacity.

Iron Units

BF
BF 1operating
563 ttparelined 2022wiki
BF
BF 4operating
737 ttparelined 2022wiki
BF
BF 5operating
2,220 ttpa1650 m³Siemens-VAI; Karcelwiki
BF
BF 6cancelled
1,000 ttpawiki

Steel Units

BOF
BOF 1operating
1,167 ttpaSMSwiki
BOF
BOF 2operating
1,167 ttpaSMSwiki
BOF
BOF 3operating
1,167 ttpaSMSwiki

Inputs & Energy

Power Kardemir Karabük Demir Çelik power station (G105557); 3.3 kw main power distribution center

Iron ore domestic iron ore mines

Steel Products

wire rod, rail, rebar, coke, bar, bloom, billet, pig iron, round bar, slag, angle, beam, profile

Ownership

Owner Kardemir Karabuk Demir Çelik Sanayi Ve Ticaret AŞ

Parent Kardemir Karabuk Demir Çelik Sanayi Ve Ticaret AŞ [100.0%]

Workforce 4,176 employees

Country Context

Türkiye 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.