Dongkuk Steel Pohang steel plant — South Korea
Steel Plant in South Korea. Approximate location 35.96663, 129.37092.
Steel PlantSouth KoreaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Dongkuk Steel Pohang steel plant is a steel plant in South Korea. Steel plants burn coal in blast furnaces or use electric arcs to melt scrap; in both cases the molten metal must be kept above 1,500°C and transferred through extensive hot piping and vessels. It is operated by Dongkuk Steel Mill Co Ltd. It emits about 82,375 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.05% of the CO₂e from the 51 facilities in South Korea that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1566951.
Data status
Known source data
Calculated from the dataset
Not available
Source data, measured cross-checks and calculated values are kept separate. No confidence percentage is invented.
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Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Pohang Works · Gas · 982 MW · 5 km
- Pohang power station · Coal · 500 MW · 7 km
- FINEX · Gas · 146 MW · 8 km
- Pohang Works · Gas · 345 MW · 8 km
- Shin-Wolsong · Nuclear · 2,096 MW · 29 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
Subsector: iron-and-steel. As steel plant, it requires high process heat (typically 800–1500°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Steel plants burn coal in blast furnaces or use electric arcs to melt scrap; in both cases the molten metal must be kept above 1,500°C and transferred through extensive hot piping and vessels.
Capacity & CO₂-intensity comparison computed from Climate TRACE industrial facilities data; sector role based on engineering reference.
What 82,375 t CO₂e a year looks like
This facility's estimated annual CO₂e (Climate TRACE, modelled) in everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:
Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.
Carbon cost and Scope 1 emissions
At its reported 82k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Dongkuk Steel Pohang steel plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 82k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €6.2M/yr of exposure on EU-bound exports. CBAM share rises from 2.5% (2026) to 100% by 2034. No domestic carbon price — but cement, steel, aluminium, fertilizer and hydrogen exported to the EU face CBAM at €75/t (rising to 100% by 2034).
Carbon price: EU CBAM €75/t · EU ETS €85/t, September 10, 2026, refreshed live via Carbon Hub. CO₂: Climate TRACE. Indicative carbon value, not the cash bill — free allocation applies; not compliance advice.
Operator
Operated by Dongkuk Steel Mill Co Ltd. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Dongkuk Steel Pohang steel plant sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 36.0°N in the northern hemisphere.
Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1373 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.06× the loss at a 20 °C reference. Reference-surface calculation at a 150 °C surface from WorldClim climate normals (ASTM C680 / ISO 12241) — an indicative per-climate comparison, not a measurement of this site’s specific equipment. Open method dataset: DOI 10.5281/zenodo.20787408 (CC BY 4.0).
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby sites
Nearby industrial sites
- Union Corp Pohang Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 2,377,321 t CO₂
- SeAH Steel Pohang plant · Steel Plant · 238,892 t CO₂
- Hyundai Steel Pohang steel plant · Steel Plant · 200,053 t CO₂
- POSCO Pohang steel plant · Steel Plant · 24,457,044 t CO₂
- SK Ulsan Refinery · Refinery · 7,295,436 t CO₂
- SK geo centric, Ulsan · Petrochemical · 1,166,343 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 35.96663, 129.37092. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Dongkuk Steel Pohang steel plant?
Dongkuk Steel Pohang steel plant is a steel plant in South Korea. Steel plants burn coal in blast furnaces or use electric arcs to melt scrap; in both cases the molten metal must be kept above 1,500°C and transferred through extensive hot piping and vessels.
How much CO₂ does Dongkuk Steel Pohang steel plant emit?
The page uses about 82,375 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #46 among facilities in South Korea by estimated CO₂.
Where is Dongkuk Steel Pohang steel plant located?
Dongkuk Steel Pohang steel plant is in South Korea at approximately 35.96663, 129.37092.
Who operates Dongkuk Steel Pohang steel plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Dongkuk Steel Mill Co Ltd.