KS Posco Cilegon steel plant

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KS Posco Cilegon steel plant is a blast furnace-basic oxygen furnace (BF-BOF) steel plant operating in Cilegon, Banten, Indonesia.

Location

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  • Location: Jl. Afrika No.2, Cilegon, Banten 42443, Indonesia
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): -5.998661, 105.998660 (exact)

Background

Krakatau Posco steel plant is a joint venture company between global leading steelmakers, korea-based POSCO and Indonesia-based PT Krakatau Steel, established in 2010.[1] The construction of the integrated steel plant commenced in 2011 and took 36 months to complete with the first Blast Furnace Technology in Indonesia. The commercial production started in 2014 and has a steel production capacity of 3 mtpa.[2] The plant is expanding its capacity to 6 mtpa, construction of which is expected to start in 2024.[3][4] The plant also plans to build a second blast furnace at the site.[5]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Phase Plant status Announced date Construction date Start date Workforce size Power source
Main plant Operating[6] 2009[6] 2010-10-28[7] 2013[6] 2746[8] 200 MW Captive power plant[9]
Expansion Announced[10] 2018[11] 2024[12] 2025[10][13][14]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Phase State-owned entity status Parent company Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Main plant Partial POSCO Holdings Inc [50.0%]; PT Krakatau Steel (Persero) Tbk [50.0%] E100001010091 [42.8%]; E100001000084 [40%]; E100001000730 [4.6%]; E100001000348 [2.6%] Krakatau Posco PT[15] 5034844796 E100001010135

Table 3: Process and Products

Phase Steel product category Steel products ISO 14001 Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
Main plant crude; semi-finished[16] steel slab, steel plate, cast iron, pig iron[16] yes[6] BF, BOF[6] BOF (300 ton), BF[6][17][18]
Expansion crude; semi-finished[16] steel slab, steel plate, cast iron, pig iron[16] BF, BOF[10] BOF (# unknown), BF[10]

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

*Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Phase Capacity operating status* Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
Main plant operating 3000 TTPA[6][19] 3000 TTPA[6][19]
Expansion announced 3000 TTPA[10][14] 3000 TTPA[10][14]

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

*Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Phase Capacity operating status* Blast furnace capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
Main plant operating 3000 TTPA[20][21] 3000 TTPA[20][21]
Expansion announced 3000 TTPA[22][23] 3000 TTPA[22][23]

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

Phase Sinter Coke
Main plant >0 TTPA[21] 1320 TTPA[24]
Expansion >0 TTPA[25] >0 TTPA[25]

Blast Furnace Details

Table 7: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Construction date Start date Furnace manufacturer and model Current size Current capacity (ttpa) Decarbonization technology Most recent relining
1 operating[6][17] unknown 2011-07 2013-12-29[26][6] POSCO E&C[26] 3800 m³[26][8] 3000[20][21] Plans to advance carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) project in collaboration with Exxon Mobil's Indonesain affliate[8] unknown
unknown announced[27] 2018[11][10] 2023[27] 2026[28] 3000[22][23] Plans to advance carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) project in collaboration with Exxon Mobil's Indonesain affliate[8] unknown

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References

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