Ch'ŏngjin Ironworks steel plant
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Ch'ŏngjin Ironworks steel plant (청진제강소 (Korean) and 淸津製鋼所 (Chinese)), also known as Chongjin Works, Seishan Iron and Steel Works (predecessor), and Japan Iron Manufacturing Company - Seishan/Chongjin works (predecessor), is a 2000 thousand tonnes per annum (TTPA) basic oxygen furnace (BOF), direct reduced iron (DRI) and electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plant operating in Chongjin, North Hamgyeong, North Korea.
Location
The map below shows the location of the steel plant in Chongjin, North Hamgyeong, North Korea.
- Location: Chongjin, North Kamkyo, North Hamgyeong Province, North Korea[1][2]
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 41.777936, 129.792399 (exact)
Background
History
In 1942, Japan Iron and Manufacturing Company began a plant in Chongjin with 2 500-tonne blast furnaces (BF) (total capacity of 1000 TPD), 2 batteries of 57 coke ovens (total capacity of 1240 TPD), and 2 7-tonne electric arc furnaces (EAF).[3] There was also a direct reduced iron (DRI) plant on site, founded by Mitsubishi Mining Company in 1939.[3]
Steel for weapons development
In March 2020, Daily NK reported that North Korea is aiming to increase its production of steel for weapons development, with the goal of selling these weapons abroad for foreign currency.[4]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Plant status | Start date |
|---|---|
| operating[5] | 1942[6] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| State-owned entity status | State-owned entity department | Parent company | Parent company PermID | Owner | Owner company PermID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| full[1] | Ministry of Metal and Machine-Building Industries[1] | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of (Government) [100%][1] | 5001424116 [100%] | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of (Government)[1] | 5001424116 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Main production equipment | Detailed production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|
| semi-finished; finished rolled[5] | slab, plate[5] | basic oxygen furnace (BOF), direct reduced iron (DRI) and electric arc furnace (EAF)[6] | DRI plant; BOF (# unknown, LD); EAF (# unknown)[5] |
Table 4: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum):
| Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| >0 TTPA | >0 TTPA | 2000 TTPA[5] |
Table 5: Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum):
| Sponge iron/DRI capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|
| >0 TTPA | >0 TTPA |
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20220111152724/https://www.nti.org/education-center/facilities/. Archived from the original on 2022-01-11.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20211119210140/https://www.koreakonsult.com/Attraction_Chongjin_eng.html. Archived from the original on 2021-11-19.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Iron and Steel Industry in Wartime japan, 1931-1945, Richard Lee Krause, East Central State College, 1968
- ↑ N. Korea ramps up steel production for weapons development, Jang Seul Gi, Daily NK, Mar. 19, 2020, Retrieved on: May 27, 2020
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20220125160103/https://books.google.com/books?id=IrZFBAAAQBAJ&pg=RA2-PA9&lpg=RA2-PA9&dq=oecd+%28dr%29+slrn&source=bl&ots=MdkLDXw7U2&sig=ACfU3U2Q_eU6bL4H8TNiSyPEOk7IA-1VqA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjLp5bv3tLpAhVIj54KHcDJBQcQ6AEwAXoECAoQAQ. Archived from the original on 2022-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220114113345/https://shareok.org/bitstream/handle/11244/23634/Thesis-1972-K91i.pdf?sequence. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-01-14.
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Other resources
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Additional data
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