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POSCO Pohang steel plant

Steel Plant in South Korea. Approximate location 36.01826, 129.39378.

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POSCO Pohang steel plant is a steel plant in South Korea with a reported capacity of 17,551,820 t of steel. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace). It is operated by POSCO Holdings Inc. By capacity it ranks #2 of 16 steel plants tracked in South Korea. It emits about 24,457,044 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 5,700,943 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 158% above the median steel plant.

17,551,820t of steel
24,457,044t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#2CO₂ rank in South Korea
1.39t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1566957.

En contexte: comment cette installation se compare

À 17,551,820 t of steel, POSCO Pohang steel plant est bien au-dessus de la médiane des steel plant en South Korea (2,101,000 t of steel). Son CO₂ par unité de capacité est approximativement 2268% 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 24,457,044 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

5,700,943cars driven for a year
3,189,495homes' annual energy use
407,617,400tree 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 POSCO Holdings Inc. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

POSCO Pohang steel plant sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 36.0°N in the northern hemisphere.

~18°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Humid subtropical: 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 #2 largest of 16 steel plants in South Korea by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 36.01826, 129.39378. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is POSCO Pohang steel plant?

POSCO Pohang 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 POSCO Pohang steel plant?

POSCO Pohang steel plant has a reported capacity of 17,551,820 t of steel.

How much CO₂ does POSCO Pohang steel plant emit?

POSCO Pohang steel plant emits about 24,457,044 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 5,700,943 cars. That ranks #2 among tracked facilities in South Korea.

Where is POSCO Pohang steel plant located?

POSCO Pohang steel plant is in South Korea, near coordinates 36.01826, 129.39378.

Who operates POSCO Pohang steel plant?

POSCO Pohang steel plant is operated by POSCO Holdings Inc.

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