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KISCO steel Changwon plant

Steel Plant in South Korea. Approximate location 35.21573, 128.63646.

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KISCO steel Changwon plant is a steel plant in South Korea with a reported capacity of 3,000,000 t of steel. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace). It is operated by KISCO Corp. By capacity it ranks #6 of 16 steel plants tracked in South Korea. It emits about 176,517 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 41,146 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 89% below the median steel plant.

3,000,000t of steel
176,517t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#39CO₂ rank in South Korea
0.06t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1566955.

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عند 3,000,000 t of steel، يكون KISCO steel Changwon plant أعلى بكثير من متوسط steel plant في South Korea (2,101,000 t of steel). القطاع الفرعي: iron-and-steel. كـ steel plant، يتطلب حرارة عملية مكثفة (عادة 800–1500°C) لعملياته الصناعية الأساسية — حرارة يجب توفيرها بواسطة الغلايات أو الأفران أو الاحتراق المباشر، والخسائر من خلال الحاويات والأنابيب غير المعزولة تمثل وقود مهدر. يمكن للعزل المعياري القابل للإزالة أن يقلل هذه الخسائر بمقدار 80-96٪، وتبريد الأسطح إلى ≤45°C، مع فترة استرجاع غالباً أقل من سنتين. تحرق مصانع الصلب الفحم في الأفران العالية أو تستخدم الأقواس الكهربائية لصهر الخردة؛ في كلا الحالتين يجب الاحتفاظ بالمعدن المذاب فوق 1,500°C ونقله عبر الأنابيب والحاويات الساخنة الواسعة.

مقارنة السعة وكثافة CO₂ محسوبة من بيانات منشآت Climate TRACE الصناعية؛ دور القطاع بناءً على مرجع الهندسة.

What 176,517 t CO₂e a year looks like

This facility's reported annual CO₂e in the everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:

41,146cars driven for a year
23,020homes' annual energy use
2,941,950tree seedlings grown 10 years

Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.

Capacity vs largest steel plants in South Korea

POSCO Gwangyang steel plant: 22,999,000 t of steel23.0MPOSCO Gwan…POSCO Pohang steel plant: 17,551,820 t of steel17.6MPOSCO Poha…Hyundai Steel Dangjin steel plant: 16,200,000 t of steel16.2MHyundai St…Hyundai Steel Incheon steel plant: 4,697,000 t of steel4.7MHyundai St…Hyundai Steel Pohang steel plant: 3,400,000 t of steel3.4MHyundai St…KISCO steel Changwon plant: 3,000,000 t of steel3.0MKISCO stee…Dongkuk Steel Incheon steel plant: 2,200,000 t of steel2.2MDongkuk St…SeAH Besteel Gunsan steel plant: 2,101,000 t of steel2.1MSeAH Beste…

Reported capacity (t of steel), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

Operator

Operated by KISCO Corp. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

KISCO steel Changwon plant sits in a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate zone (Köppen Cwa), at 35.2°N in the northern hemisphere.

~19°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Humid subtropical (dry winter): four distinct seasons — cold winters and warm summers

Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

How it compares & nearby sites

The #6 largest of 16 steel plants in South Korea by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 35.21573, 128.63646. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is KISCO steel Changwon plant?

KISCO steel Changwon plant is a steel plant in South Korea. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace).

What is the capacity of KISCO steel Changwon plant?

KISCO steel Changwon plant has a reported capacity of 3,000,000 t of steel.

How much CO₂ does KISCO steel Changwon plant emit?

KISCO steel Changwon plant emits about 176,517 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 41,146 cars. That ranks #39 among tracked facilities in South Korea.

Where is KISCO steel Changwon plant located?

KISCO steel Changwon plant is in South Korea, near coordinates 35.21573, 128.63646.

Who operates KISCO steel Changwon plant?

KISCO steel Changwon plant is operated by KISCO Corp.

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