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POSCO Gwangyang steel plant

Steel Plant in South Korea. Approximate location 34.92027, 127.73214.

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POSCO Gwangyang steel plant is a steel plant in South Korea with a reported capacity of 22,999,000 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 #1 of 16 steel plants tracked in South Korea. It emits about 34,799,208 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 8,111,703 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 180% above the median steel plant.

22,999,000t of steel
34,799,208t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#1CO₂ rank in South Korea
1.51t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1566956.

W kontekście: jak ta instalacja się porównuje

Przy 22,999,000 t of steel, POSCO Gwangyang steel plant jest znacznie powyżej medianę steel plant w South Korea (2,101,000 t of steel). Jego CO₂ na jednostkę pojemności wynosi w przybliżeniu 2472% powyżej medianę steel plant. Podsektor: iron-and-steel. Jako steel plant, wymaga intensywnego ciepła procesowego (typowo 800–1500°C) do swoich głównych operacji przemysłowych — ciepła, które musi być dostarczane przez kotły, piece lub spalanie bezpośrednie, a straty przez nieisolowane zbiorniki i rury stanowią zmarnowane paliwo. Modułowa izolacja demontowalna może zmniejszyć te straty o 80–96%, chłodząc powierzchnie do ≤45°C, z zwrotem inwestycji często poniżej 2 lat. Huty stali spalają węgiel w piecach wielkich lub używają łuków elektrycznych do topienia złomu; w obu przypadkach metal w stanie płynnym musi być utrzymywany powyżej 1.500°C i przenoszony przez rozległy system gorących rur i zbiorników.

Porównanie pojemności i intensywności CO₂ obliczane na podstawie danych instalacji przemysłowych Climate TRACE; rola sektora oparta na odniesieniau inżynierskim.

What 34,799,208 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

8,111,703cars driven for a year
4,538,238homes' annual energy use
579,986,800tree 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 Gwangyang steel plant sits in a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate zone (Köppen Cwa), at 34.9°N in the northern hemisphere.

~19°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Humid subtropical (dry winter): hot summers and mild winters

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #1 largest of 16 steel plants in South Korea by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 34.92027, 127.73214. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is POSCO Gwangyang steel plant?

POSCO Gwangyang 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 Gwangyang steel plant?

POSCO Gwangyang steel plant has a reported capacity of 22,999,000 t of steel.

How much CO₂ does POSCO Gwangyang steel plant emit?

POSCO Gwangyang steel plant emits about 34,799,208 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 8,111,703 cars. That ranks #1 among tracked facilities in South Korea.

Where is POSCO Gwangyang steel plant located?

POSCO Gwangyang steel plant is in South Korea, near coordinates 34.92027, 127.73214.

Who operates POSCO Gwangyang steel plant?

POSCO Gwangyang steel plant is operated by POSCO Holdings Inc.

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