The U.S. Steel Industry: Energy Consumption and CO_2 Emissions

摘要

The historical reduction in energy consumption per shipped ton by the U.S. steel industry and the associated drop in CO_2 emissions is reviewed. The future level of energy consumption and CO_2 emissions will depend upon structural and technical developments within the industry over the next decade. These changes will be dominated by blast furnace performance and decommissioning, and the growth of and feedstock for new "greenfield" EAF melting facilities. The level of energy consumption by the steel industry, which is presently around 17 MBtu/shipped ton, will be put into perspective relative to other sectors of the economy. A decrease of another 2 MBtu/shipped ton is projected by 2010.