Hyundai Steel Dangjin steel plant

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Hyundai Steel Dangjin steel plant is a steel plant in Dangjin, South Chungcheong, South Korea that operates blast furnace (BF), basic oxygen furnace (BOF), and electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

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  • Location: 1480 Bukbusaneopno, Songak-eup, Dangjin City, Chungcheongnam-do, Republic of Korea
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 36.986282, 126.69735 (exact)

Background

Hyundai Steel acquired Dangjin Steel Mill from Hanbo Steel in 2004.[1] The construction of the Dangjin plant began with the groundbreaking ceremony in October 2006 and the first two blast furnaces were commissioned in 2010 and a third one in 2013.[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]

In 2024, Hyundai Steel placed an order with Primetals Technologies for a blast furnace gas injection study at the Dangjin plant. The study will enable Hyundai Steel to determine the most environmentally efficient operation of the three blast furnaces at its Dangjin plant.[4]

In January 2024, Hyundai Steel announced its plan to build a liquified natural gas power plant with a capacity of 499 MW to be operational by 2028, at the Dangjin Steel Works in order to support its efforts to reduce carbon emissions while switching to the electric arc furnace method.[5]

2050 Net-Zero Roadmap

As part of the company's 2050 Net-Zero Roadmap announced in April 2023, the company is preparing for the shift to eco-friendly steelworks by scaling up new electric arc furnaces and implementing Hydrogen-based DRI (direct reduction of iron) technology with the advancement of Hy-Cube, Hyundai Steel’s own technology for low-carbon product production. The phase 1 involves utilizing the existing electric arc furnace to pre-melt steel scrap and DRI (Direct Reduced Iron), which will be put into the blast furnace converter process. The phase 2 entails investing in a new electric arc furnace, specifically developed by the company, to establish a production system that can achieve approximately 40% lower carbon emissions by 2030 to contribute to contribute to the Net Zero of the supply chains for key global customers. The mid-to-long-term goal is to produce net-zero products by transitioning to a new electric arc furnace process based on hydrogen reduction steel.[6]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Construction date Start date Workforce size Power source Iron ore source Coal source
2006-10-27[7] 2006[8] 7759[9] unknown unknown unknown

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Hyundai Steel Co [100.0%] 4295881064 [100.0%] E100001010262 [100.0%] Hyundai Steel Co [100%][8] 4295881064 E100001010262 [100%]

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 ISO 50001 Main production equipment
semi-finished, finished rolled[8] galvanized, rebar, sheet, plate[10] automotive, building and infrastructure, transport[8] yes[11] yes[11] BF; BOF; EAF

Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

1Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status1 Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
operating 12600[12][13][14] 3600[8] 16200[12][13][14]

Table 5: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

1Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status1 Blast furnace capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
operating 12440[15][16][17][18] 12440[15][16][17][18]

Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

Sinter Coke Pellets
>0[19] >0[19] NF

Table 7: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year BOF production EAF production Total (all routes)
2019 11936[20] 3789[20] 15725[20]
2020 12270[19][20] 2251[19][20] 14521[19][20]
2021 11905[20][21] 2273[20][21] 14178[20][21]
2022 11828[20] 2062[20] 13890[20]
2023 12396[20] 2018[20] 14414[20]

Table 8: Actual Plant-level Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year BF production Other/unknown iron production
2019 unknown unknown
2020 unknown unknown
2021 unknown unknown
2022 unknown unknown
2023 unknown unknown

Unit Details

Table 9: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Construction date Start date Furnace manufacturer and model Current size Current capacity (ttpa) Decarbonization technology
BF 1 operating[22] 2007-04[18] – 2010[23][8][7][24] Paul Wurth Bell less top[18][18] 4525.0 m3[25] 4080[15][18] unknown
BF 2 operating[22] 2007-04[18] – 2010[26][8][7][24] Paul Wurth Bell less top[18][18] 4525.0 m3[27] 4080[15][16][18] unknown
BF 3 operating[22] 2011-03[18] 2011-04-12[7] 2013[28][7][24] Paul Wurth; Saint-Gobain (parts) Bell less top[29][18][18] 4525.0 m3[30] 4280[17][18] unknown

Table 10: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown EAF (1) operating[31] 1200[8]
unknown EAF (2) operating[31] 1200[8]
unknown EAF (3) operating[31] 1200[8]

Table 11: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details

Unit name Scrap-based % scrap
unknown EAF (1) yes[19] 100.00[31]
unknown EAF (2) yes[19] 100.00[31]
unknown EAF (3) yes[19] 100.00[31]

Table 12: Basic Oxygen Furnace Details

Unit name Status Construction date Start date Furnace manufacturer and model Current capacity (ttpa) Current size
BOF 1 operating[14] – 2010[32] Steel Plantech LD Converter[32][12] 2520[33][8][14] 300.0 tonnes[34][8][14][31]
BOF 2 operating[14] – 2010[32] Steel Plantech LD Converter[32][12] 2520[33][8][14] 300.0 tonnes[34][8][14][31]
BOF 3 operating[14] – 2010[32] Steel Plantech LD Converter[32][12] 2520[33][8][14] 300.0 tonnes[34][8][14][31]
BOF 4 operating[14] 2012-11[35] 2013[32] Steel Plantech LD Converter[32][12] 2520[12][14] 300.0 tonnes[34][8][14][31]
BOF 5 operating[14] 2012-11[35] 2013[32] Steel Plantech LD Converter[32][12] 2520[12][14] 300.0 tonnes[34][8][14][31]

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