KISCO steel Changwon plant — South Korea
Steel Plant in South Korea. Approximate location 35.21573, 128.63646.
Steel PlantSouth KoreaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
KISCO steel Changwon 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 KISCO Corp. It emits about 176,517 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.11% 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-1566955.
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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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 176,517 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 177k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), KISCO steel Changwon plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 177k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €13.3M/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 KISCO Corp.
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.
Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1366 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.05× 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
- SeAH Changwon Integrated Special Steel plant · Steel Plant · 70,607 t CO₂
- DaehanSteel Noksan Steel Plant · Steel Plant · 58,839 t CO₂
- YK Steel Busan plant · Steel Plant · 54,720 t CO₂
- S-Oil Onsan Condensate Splitter · Refinery · 470,625 t CO₂
- S-Oil Ulsan, Ulsan · Petrochemical
- S-Oil Onsan Refinery · Refinery · 6,196,517 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 35.21573, 128.63646. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is KISCO steel Changwon plant?
KISCO steel Changwon 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 KISCO steel Changwon plant emit?
The page uses about 176,517 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #39 among facilities in South Korea by estimated CO₂.
Where is KISCO steel Changwon plant located?
KISCO steel Changwon plant is in South Korea at approximately 35.21573, 128.63646.
Who operates KISCO steel Changwon plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is KISCO Corp.