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Hyundai Steel Pohang steel plant

Steel Plant in South Korea. Approximate location 36.00456, 129.37644.

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Hyundai Steel Pohang steel plant is a steel plant in South Korea with a reported capacity of 3,400,000 t of steel. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace). It is operated by Hyundai Steel Co. By capacity it ranks #5 of 16 steel plants tracked in South Korea. It emits about 200,053 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 46,632 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 89% below the median steel plant.

3,400,000t of steel
200,053t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#37CO₂ rank in South Korea
0.06t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1566954.

В контексте: как это предприятие сравнивается

На мощности 3,400,000 t of steel Hyundai Steel Pohang steel plant — это значительно выше медианная steel plant в South Korea (2,101,000 t of steel). Подсектор: iron-and-steel. Как steel plant, оно требует высокотемпературного технологического тепла (обычно 800–1500°C) для основных промышленных операций — тепла, которое должно подаваться котлами, печами или прямым сжиганием, и потери через неизолированные сосуды и трубопроводы представляют потраченное впустую топливо. Съёмная модульная теплоизоляция может снизить эти потери на 80–96%, охладив поверхность оборудования до ≤45°C, с окупаемостью часто менее 2 лет. Сталелитейные заводы сжигают уголь в доменных печах или используют электрические дуги для плавления лома; в обоих случаях расплавленный металл должен находиться выше 1500°C и транспортироваться через обширные горячие трубопроводы и сосуды.

Сравнение производительности и интенсивности CO₂ рассчитано на основе данных промышленных объектов Climate TRACE; роль сектора основана на инженерных справочниках.

What 200,053 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

46,632cars driven for a year
26,089homes' annual energy use
3,334,217tree 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 Hyundai Steel Co. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Hyundai Steel 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 #5 largest of 16 steel plants in South Korea by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 36.00456, 129.37644. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Hyundai Steel Pohang steel plant?

Hyundai Steel 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 Hyundai Steel Pohang steel plant?

Hyundai Steel Pohang steel plant has a reported capacity of 3,400,000 t of steel.

How much CO₂ does Hyundai Steel Pohang steel plant emit?

Hyundai Steel Pohang steel plant emits about 200,053 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 46,632 cars. That ranks #37 among tracked facilities in South Korea.

Where is Hyundai Steel Pohang steel plant located?

Hyundai Steel Pohang steel plant is in South Korea, near coordinates 36.00456, 129.37644.

Who operates Hyundai Steel Pohang steel plant?

Hyundai Steel Pohang steel plant is operated by Hyundai Steel Co.

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