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Scaw Metals Group Germiston steel plant

operating

Germiston, Africa, South Africa

ISO 14001
GEM wiki

Process Route

DRIEAF

Timeline

Operating since 1924

Emissions

2025

0.43 Mt CO₂e

1.00 t CO₂e per tonne of steel

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

Capacity (ttpa)

Crude Steel

600

EAF

600

DRI

384

Iron Units

DRI
unknown DRI (1)operating
128 ttpaKvaernerwiki
DRI
unknown DRI (2)operating
128 ttpaKvaernerwiki
DRI
unknown DRI (3)operating
128 ttpaKvaernerwiki

Steel Units

EAF
unknown EAF (1)operating
600 ttpaDanieliwiki

Inputs & Energy

Power 60 mw cogeneration plant

Steel Products

billet, wire rod

Ownership

Owner Scaw Metals Group Pty Ltd

Parent Barnes South Palace Holdings Pty Ltd [74.0%]; unknown [26.0%]

Workforce 2,000 employees

Country Context

South Africa 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.