SeAH Changwon Integrated Special Steel plant
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SeAH Changwon Integrated Special Steel plant (세아창원특수강은), also known as POSCO Specialty Steel (predecessor), SeAH CSS, is a steel plant in Changwon, South Gyeongsang, South Korea that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Changwon, South Gyeongsang, South Korea:
- Location: 147 Jeokhyeon-Ro, Seongsan-Gu, Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-Do, Republic of Korea
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 35.204191, 128.604277 (exact)
Background
SeAH CSS was founded in April 1966 as Samyang Specialty Steel Co.,Ltd.[1] The company acquired POSCO Specialty Steel in 2015 and renamed to SeAH Changwon Integrated Special Steel Corporation.[1][2]
Carbon Neutrality by 2050
As part of its decarbonisation strategy, the company plans to reduce emissions by 12% by 2030 and to zero by 2050 from 2018 levels.[3]
Ownership Tree
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Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Workforce size | Power source | Iron ore source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966[4] | 1229[5] | unknown | unknown |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| State-owned entity status | Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent GEM entity ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner GEM entity ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partial | SeAH Besteel Holdings Corp [100.0%] | 4295881458 [100.0%] | E100000130717 [100.0%] | SeAH Changwon Integrated Special Steel Corp [100%][4] | 5000060593 | E100000130927 [100%] |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | ISO 14001 | ISO 50001 | Responsible steel | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| finished rolled[4] | coil, pipe, wire rod[4] | automotive, energy, steel packaging, tools and machinery, transport[4] | 2025-02-15[6] | unknown[7] | unknown | 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 | 1200[4] | 1200[4] |
Table 5: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | EAF production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | unknown | – |
| 2020 | unknown | – |
| 2021 | unknown | – |
| 2022 | 619[8] | 619[8] |
| 2023 | 543[5] | 543[5] |
| 2024 | 499[9] | 499[9] |
| 2025 | unknown | – |
Unit Details
Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Start date | Current capacity (ttpa) | Current size (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | operating[10] | 2012[11] | 450[4] | 60.0[12] |
| unknown EAF (2) | operating[10] | – | 750[4] | 100.0[12] |
Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details
| Unit name | Scrap-based | % scrap | % DRI | % HBI | % sponge iron (unknown if DRI or HBI) | % basic/merchant pig iron | % granulated pig iron | % pig iron (unknown if basic/merchant or granulated) | % other iron |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | yes[10] | 100.00[10] | 0[10] | 0[10] | 0[10] | 0[10] | 0[10] | 0[10] | 0[10] |
| unknown EAF (2) | yes[10] | 100.00[10] | 0[10] | 0[10] | 0[10] | 0[10] | 0[10] | 0[10] | 0[10] |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "History". SeAHSS. Retrieved 06 December, 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "2023 Corporate PR Brochure" (PDF). SeAH Besteel. 2023. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "세아베스틸". SeAH (in 한국어). Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125061328/http://www.seahss.co.kr/eng/company/intro.jsp. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "2024 Sustainability Report" (PDF). SeAH Besteel. 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-04-21. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- ↑ (PDF) https://www.seahsteel.co.kr/resources/file/SeAH%20Steel_SR_2024_EN.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220319214153/http://www.seahbesteel.co.kr/eng/product/product_confirm_no.jsp?currentPage=1¤tGroup=1&searchword=&keyword=&cd_cert_type=0&mode=&nb_sral=294. Archived from the original on 2022-03-19.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 "2023 Sustainability Report" (PDF). SeAH Besteel. 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-03-31. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 https://www.seahbesteel.co.kr/eng/about/sustainability/esg.asp.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.00 10.01 10.02 10.03 10.04 10.05 10.06 10.07 10.08 10.09 10.10 10.11 10.12 10.13 10.14 10.15 10.16 10.17 10.18 10.19 https://www.seahss.co.kr/eng/product/process_01.jsp.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "세아창원특수강". www.seahss.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2025-04-21. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220124090707/http://www.seahss.co.kr/eng/product/process_01.jsp. Archived from the original on 2022-01-24.
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