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KG Steel Incheon steel plant

Steel Plant in South Korea. Approximate location 37.48262, 126.67018.

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KG Steel Incheon steel plant is a steel plant in South Korea with a reported capacity of 1,000,000 t of steel. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace). It is operated by KG Steel Co Ltd. By capacity it ranks #13 of 16 steel plants tracked in South Korea. It emits about 199,077 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 46,405 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 63% below the median steel plant.

1,000,000t of steel
199,077t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#38CO₂ rank in South Korea
0.20t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1566961.

En contexte: comment cette installation se compare

À 1,000,000 t of steel, KG Steel Incheon steel plant est en dessous de la médiane des steel plant en South Korea (2,101,000 t of steel). Son CO₂ par unité de capacité est approximativement 238% au-dessus de la médiane des steel plant. Sous-secteur: iron-and-steel. Comme steel plant, elle nécessite une chaleur de procédé intensive (typiquement 800–1500°C) pour ses opérations industrielles essentielles — chaleur qui doit être fournie par des chaudières, fours ou combustion directe, et les pertes par les récipients et tuyauteries non isolés représentent du combustible gaspillé. L'isolation modulaire amovible peut réduire ces pertes de 80–96%, refroidissant les surfaces à ≤45°C, avec des délais d'amortissement souvent inférieurs à 2 ans. Les aciéries brûlent du charbon dans des hauts fourneaux ou utilisent des arcs électriques pour fondre des ferrailles; dans les deux cas, le métal en fusion doit être maintenu au-dessus de 1.500°C et transféré à travers des tuyauteries et récipients chauds étendus.

Comparaison de capacité et d'intensité de CO₂ calculée à partir des données des installations industrielles Climate TRACE; rôle du secteur basé sur la référence d'ingénierie.

What 199,077 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

46,405cars driven for a year
25,962homes' annual energy use
3,317,950tree 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 KG Steel Co Ltd. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

KG Steel Incheon steel plant sits in a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate zone (Köppen Cwa), at 37.5°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 #13 largest of 16 steel plants in South Korea by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 37.48262, 126.67018. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is KG Steel Incheon steel plant?

KG Steel Incheon steel 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 KG Steel Incheon steel plant?

KG Steel Incheon steel plant has a reported capacity of 1,000,000 t of steel.

How much CO₂ does KG Steel Incheon steel plant emit?

KG Steel Incheon steel plant emits about 199,077 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 46,405 cars. That ranks #38 among tracked facilities in South Korea.

Where is KG Steel Incheon steel plant located?

KG Steel Incheon steel plant is in South Korea, near coordinates 37.48262, 126.67018.

Who operates KG Steel Incheon steel plant?

KG Steel Incheon steel plant is operated by KG Steel Co Ltd.

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