Dongkuk Steel Incheon steel plant
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Dongkuk Steel Incheon steel plant (동국제강 인천제강소 가동), also known as Dongkuk Steel Mill Co Incheon, is a steel plant in Incheon, Seoul National Capital Area, South Korea that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Incheon, Seoul National Capital Area, South Korea:
- Location: 15 Jungbongdae-ro, Dong-gu, Incheon, Republic of Korea
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 37.486465, 126.638607 (exact)
Background
Dongkuk Incheon Steel Plant was established in 1972. Incheon works installed a DC electric arc furnace (EAF) in 1993 and an eco-arc EAF in 2010 with a capacity of 1200 ttpa.[1] The company in February 2023 announced its plans to improve the power efficiency of its eco-arc electric furnace by preheating iron scraps and improving the filling method, and complete the research by 2028.[2]
In February 2023, South Korean Industry minister and chiefs of the South Korea's seven major steelmakers, including POSCO Holdings Inc., Hyundai Steel Co. and Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., signed an agreement to promote investment and technology development to achieve low-carbon steelmaking.[3]
As part of the company's commitment to Sustainable Manufacturing, Dongkuk Steel plans to lead the development of hyper-electric furnace technology with a capacity of 70 tons or more to reduce operation time and improve power energy efficiency.[4]
In May 2024, Dongkuk Steel contracted Tenova Goodfellow Inc., subsidiary of Tenova, to improve furnace efficiency at the Incheon Works. This will involve the supply and installation of Tenova’s NextGen® System for the 120-ton AC furnace at the plant.[5][6]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Workforce size | Power source |
|---|---|---|
| 1972[7] | 905[8] | unknown |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| State-owned entity status | Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partial | Dongkuk Steel Mill Co Ltd [100.0%] | 5086585657 [100.0%] | E100000130714 [100.0%] | Dongkuk Steel Mill Co Ltd [100%][9] | 5086585657 | E100000130714 [100%] |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | ISO 14001 | ISO 50001 | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| finished rolled[10] | rebar[10] | automotive, building and infrastructure, energy, tools and machinery, transport[11] | 2023-09-24[12] | 2023-09-24[12] | EAF |
Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| operating | 2200[13][14] | 2200[13][14] |
Table 5: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | EAF production | Other/unknown steel production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2020 | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2021 | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2022 | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2023 | 1920[15] | –[15] | 1920[15] |
Unit Details
Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Start date | Furnace manufacturer and model | Current capacity (ttpa) | Current size (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | operating[14] | 2010[16] | Steel Plantech Eco-arc[16][16] | 1200[13][14] | 120.0[10][17] |
| unknown EAF (2) | operating[14] | 1993[18] | – | 1000[13][14] | 100.0[12] |
Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details
| Unit name | Scrap-based | % scrap |
|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | yes[10] | 100.00[19] |
| unknown EAF (2) | yes[10] | 100.00[19] |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ "DONGKUK STEEL". dongkuk.co.in. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
- ↑ Global, K. E. D. "Dongkuk Steel to develop carbon-saving hyper electric furnace". KED Global. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
- ↑ Seok-min, Oh (2023-02-16). "S. Korea to create 150 bln-won fund for steelmakers' low-carbon transition". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
- ↑ "2024 Dongkuk Steel Sustainability Report" (PDF). DongkukSteel.com. 2024. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Dongkuk Steel Mill Co. Ltd. contracted Tenova Goodfellow Inc. for a…". Furnaces International. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
- ↑ "Tenova Goodfellow Inc.'s NextGen® for Dongkuk Steel Mill in Korea | Tenova". tenova.com. 2024-05-16. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20211102114035/http://www.dongkuk.com/en/company/history. Archived from the original on 2021-11-02.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://www.moel.go.kr/english/download_eng.jsp?type=&file=(1)Dongkuk.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20211102100253/http://www.dongkuk.com/en/company/network. Archived from the original on 2021-11-02.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220120105839/http://www.dongkuk.com/upload/promotion/print/402045f7-4847-403e-88b9-6135700211fa.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-01-20.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://www.dongkuk.com/upload/pdf/2022_steel_for_green_en.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 (PDF) https://m.dongkuksteel.com/upload/pdf/eng_2024_steel_for_green.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220729121556/https://www.dongkuk.com/upload/promotion/print/3314cdce-44f0-4849-8a85-14da383bff5a.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-07-29.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240912173520/https://dongkuk.co.in/static/data/brochure.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-09-12.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 https://www.steelorbis.com/steel-news/latest-news/s-koreas-dongkuk-steel-to-cut-output-at-incheon-plant-amid-weak-rebar-demand-1343633.htm.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240122233907/https://steelplantech.com/product/ecoarc/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-22.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220207221237/http://www.dongkuk.com/upload/promotion/print/4ab82f3a-0ebb-47a3-9c9b-a6e6a7950d07.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-02-07.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://dongkuk.co.in/static/data/DongkukSteel_BR.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 19.0 19.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240809201104/http://www.newsworld.co.kr/detail.htm?no=6132. Archived from the original on 2024-08-09.
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