Yieh United Steel Kaohsiung plant
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Yieh United Steel Kaohsiung plant (燁聯鋼鐵股份有限公司), also known as YUSCO, Yusco United, Yuch United, Yisco United, is a steel plant in Gangshan, Kaohsiung, Taiwan that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Gangshan, Kaohsiung, Taiwan:
- Location: No. 600, Xinglong Street, Gangshan District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan 820
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 22.830857, 120.300604 (exact)
Background
Yieh United Steel Kaohsiung plant is Taiwan's largest stainless steel enterprise[1]. It's main steelmaking technology is electric arc furnace[2]. The company was fined for environmental pollution in 2021.[3]
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Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|
| 1988-12[4] | 3352[5] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent GEM entity ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner GEM entity ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yieh United Steel Corp [100.0%] | 4295892544 [100.0%] | E100000131174 [100.0%] | Yieh United Steel Corp [100%][4] | 4295892544 | E100000131174 [100%] |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | ISO 14001 | ISO 50001 | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| finished rolled[4] | coil, hot rolled[4] | automotive, building and infrastructure, tools and machinery[6] | yes[7][8] | yes[9][7] | 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 | 1000[10] | 1000[10] |
Table 5: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | EAF production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 371[11] | 371[11] |
| 2023 | 323[12] | 323[12] |
Unit Details
Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Start date | Current capacity (ttpa) |
|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | operating[10] | 1995[10] | 500[10] |
| unknown EAF (2) | operating[10] | 1996[10] | 500[10] |
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[13][14] | 90.00[13][15] | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | 10.00 |
| unknown EAF (2) | yes[13][14] | 90.00[13][15] | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | 10.00 |
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References
- ↑ "烨联钢铁股份有限公司". ylgtgfyxgs.cnfeol.net. Retrieved 2025-11-20.
- ↑ "燁聯鋼鐵股份有限公司". www.yusco.com.tw. Retrieved 2025-11-20.
- ↑ "事業污染源裁處資料". GreenToGo. 2021-01-29.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125063209/https://www.yieh.com/en/affiliate-companies. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220120220131/https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.yieh_united_steel_corporation.19b5298d581ade1c2273b1ac84f5230c.html. Archived from the original on 2022-01-20.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210513151258/http://www.yusco.com.tw/GoToYU.aspx?Page. Archived from the original on 2021-05-13.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://www.yiehphui.com.tw/content.php?id=AR201211300014&lang=EN.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ http://www.yusco.com.tw/Images/CertificatesUse/HighPx/20221125160341.jpg.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ http://www.yusco.com.tw/Images/CertificatesUse/HighPx/20231121121105.jpg.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240111043611/http://www.yusco.com.tw/Images/DM/Page/Book50/Book50.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-11.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240717152337/http://www.yusco.com.tw/userupload/picfiles/111%25E5%25B9%25B4%25E5%25B9%25B4%25E5%25A0%25B1-%25E4%25B8%258A%25E5%2582%25B3%25E6%25AA%2594(FM%25E6%25B4%25B8%25E7%2591%258B).pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-07-17.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 (PDF) http://www.yusco.com.tw/userupload/picfiles/112%E5%B9%B4%E5%B9%B4%E5%A0%B1-%E4%B8%8A%E5%82%B3%E6%AA%94(FM%E6%B4%B8%E7%91%8B).pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 https://ylgtgfyxgs.cnfeol.net/home.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 14.0 14.1 https://www.yusco.com.tw/ProcessingAndDevelopment.aspx?Page=Process_2.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 15.0 15.1 (PDF) https://www.yusco.com.tw/Images/DM/Page/BookA/BookA.pdf.
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