Although many kinds of industrial facilities have tall chimneys, most of the chimneys with heights of 200 m (660 ft) or more are part of thermal, especially coal-fired power stations.
Only a few smelters, steel mills, chemical factories and oil refineries use such tall chimneys.
Skyscraperpage indicates the 846-foot-tall (258 m) chimney of Omskaya Cogeneration Plant #4 was built in 1965,[23] but it is likely that this date is referring to the construction of the first section of the plant with the smaller chimney.
The majority of tall steel chimneys in the world are located in Japan.
Unlike other modern developed countries which use reinforced concrete to build tall chimneys, Japan has historically used steel until recently in smokestack construction.