Cement in South Korea: emitters, CO2 & carbon value

12 tracked facilities, ≈21,704,807 t CO2/yr combined — here are the largest, what that CO2 is worth at current prices, and the sector's reduction pathway. Full sector pathway: decarbonizing cement.

The numbers

Cement in South Korea at a glance

Metric	Value	Note
Facilities tracked	12	with CO2 estimates
Total est. CO2	21,704,807 t/yr	Climate TRACE 2023
Average per facility	1,808,734 t/yr
Gross value (full price)	€1,636M/yr	all tracked CO2 × €75.36/t CBAM ref — before free allocation / EU-bound share

Carbon pricing here: K-ETS since 2015 — covers ~73% of national emissions; KAU price has traded ≈€5–10 (2024–25, World Bank State & Trends of Carbon Pricing 2025 / ICAP 2025). Current benchmark: no liquid market price. Full country page: carbon price in South Korea.

Largest emitters

Top 10 cement CO2 emitters in South Korea

#	Facility	Owner	t CO2/yr (est. 2023)	Indicative value
1	Sungshin Cement Danyang Cement Plant	Sungshin Cement Co Ltd	6,146,734	€463.2M
2	Sampyo Cement Samcheok Cement Plant	Sampyo Cement Co Ltd	3,255,726	€245.4M
3	Hanil Cement Danyang Cement Plant	Hanil Cement Co Ltd	2,473,723	€186.4M
4	Union Corp Pohang Cement Plant	Union Corp	2,377,321	€179.2M
5	Asia Cement Jecheon Cement Plant	Asia Cement Co Ltd	1,622,527	€122.3M
6	Ssangyong Cement Yeongweol Cement Plant	Ssangyong C&E Co Ltd	1,602,319	€120.8M
7	Ssangyong Cement Donghae Cement Plant	Ssangyong C&E Co Ltd	1,310,666	€98.8M
8	Korea Cement Jangseong Cement Plant	Kangdong C&L Co Ltd	906,174	€68.3M
9	Hanil Hyundai Cement Yeongweol Cement Plant	Hanil Hyundai Cement Co Ltd	694,780	€52.4M
10	Halla Cement Okgye Main Cement Plant	Halla Cement Corp	630,971	€47.5M

Climate TRACE satellite estimates via IndustryAtlas — modelled, not verified; some entries aggregate clusters. Corrections welcome.

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Same industry, other countries

Other industries in South Korea

Iron & steel in South Korea

81,601,450 t CO2/yr

Oil refining in South Korea

32,445,787 t CO2/yr

Petrochemicals (steam cracking) in South Korea

17,359,518 t CO2/yr

FAQ

Questions

How many cement facilities does South Korea have with tracked emissions?

12 facilities carry satellite-based CO2 estimates in our dataset (Climate TRACE 2023), totalling ≈21,704,807 t CO2/yr.

What is the largest cement emitter in South Korea?

Sungshin Cement Danyang Cement Plant — ≈6,146,734 t CO2/yr (est. 2023). Estimates are modelled, not verified declarations.

What would this CO2 cost at the CBAM price?

The gross full-price value is ≈€1,636M/yr (all tracked CO2 × €75.36/t CBAM ref). Actual CBAM liability is far smaller: it falls only on emissions embedded in EU-bound exports, and only on the phased-in share — 2.5% in 2026 rising to 100% by 2034 (Reg (EU) 2023/956).

How this page is built: heat-loss figures follow ASTM C680 / ISO 12241 (the method behind our public calculators); facility emissions from Climate TRACE & EU ETS verified data across 30,000+ industrial sites; the 2026–2034 schedule is Regulation (EU) 2023/956, not a forecast. Published by Inzonex Research. Spotted an error? Tell us — we correct on evidence.