Hyundai Steel Pohang steel plant

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Hyundai Steel Pohang steel plant, also known as Kangwon Industrial, is a 3400 thousand tonnes per annum (TTPA) electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plant operating in Pohang, North Gyeongsang, South Korea.

Location

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  • Location: 6363 Donghaean-ro, Nam-gu, Pohang City, Gyeonsangbuk-do, Republic of Korea[1]
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 36.004981, 129.384829 (exact)


Background

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.[2]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant status Workforce size
operating[3] 1496[4]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Owner Owner company PermID
Hyundai Steel Co [100%][3] 4295881064 [100%] Hyundai Steel Co[3] 4295881064

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 ISO 50001 Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
finished rolled[3] rebar, H-steel, continuous track[1] building and infrastructure; transport[3] yes[5] yes[5] electric arc furnace (EAF)[3] EAF (# unknown)[3]

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

Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
3200 TTPA[6][3] 3200 TTPA

Table 5: Actual Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum):

Year BOF Production EAF Production OHF Production Total (all routes)
2020 2481 TTPA[7] 2481 TTPA
2021 2397 TTPA[8] 2397 TTPA

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220122092136/https://www.hyundai-steel.com/en/aboutus/corporateoverview/locations.hds. Archived from the original on 2022-01-22. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 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.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20211129075321/https://www.hyundai-steel.com/en/aboutus/corporateoverview/businessoverview.hds. Archived from the original on 2021-11-29. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230125143440/https://esg.hyundai-steel.com/pdf_file/2022_HyundaiSteel_eng.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220803165355/https://www.lacp.com/2012vision/pdf/10710f.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-08-03. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220713032443/https://pubs.usgs.gov/myb/vol3/2017-18/myb3-2017-18-korea-south.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-07-13. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220120004029/https://esg.hyundai-steel.com/pdf_file/2021_HyundaiSteel_eng.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-01-20. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. https://www.steelmint.com/insights/South-Korea-Hyundai-Steel-s-crude-steel-production-sales-dip-in-CY-22-406930. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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