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Dongkuk Steel Pohang steel plant

Steel Plant in South Korea. Approximate location 35.96663, 129.37092.

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Dongkuk Steel Pohang steel plant is a steel plant in South Korea with a reported capacity of 1,400,000 t of steel. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace). It is operated by Dongkuk Steel Mill Co Ltd. By capacity it ranks #10 of 16 steel plants tracked in South Korea. It emits about 82,375 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 19,202 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 89% below the median steel plant.

1,400,000t of steel
82,375t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#46CO₂ 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-1566951.

У контексті: як порівнюється це підприємство

При потужності 1,400,000 t of steel Dongkuk Steel Pohang steel plant — це нижче медіана steel plant у South Korea (2,101,000 t of steel). Підсектор: iron-and-steel. Як steel plant, воно вимагає високотемпературного технологічного тепла (зазвичай 800–1500°C) для основних промислових операцій — тепла, яке повинне подаватися котлами, печами або прямим спаленням, і втрати через неізольовані судини та трубопроводи представляють витрачене напразно паливо. Знімна модульна теплоізоляція може зменшити ці втрати на 80–96%, охолодивши поверхню обладнання до ≤45°C, з окупністю часто менше 2 років. Сталеливарні заводи спалюють вугілля у доменних печах або використовують електричні дуги для плавлення брухту; в обох випадках розплавлений метал повинен перебувати вище 1500°C і транспортуватися через розширені гарячі трубопроводи та судини.

Порівняння продуктивності та інтенсивності CO₂ розраховано на основі даних промислових об'єктів Climate TRACE; роль сектору заснована на інженерних довідниках.

What 82,375 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

19,202cars driven for a year
10,743homes' annual energy use
1,372,917tree 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 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.

~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 #10 largest of 16 steel plants in South Korea by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 35.96663, 129.37092. View on OpenStreetMap.

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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. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace).

What is the capacity of Dongkuk Steel Pohang steel plant?

Dongkuk Steel Pohang steel plant has a reported capacity of 1,400,000 t of steel.

How much CO₂ does Dongkuk Steel Pohang steel plant emit?

Dongkuk Steel Pohang steel plant emits about 82,375 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 19,202 cars. That ranks #46 among tracked facilities in South Korea.

Where is Dongkuk Steel Pohang steel plant located?

Dongkuk Steel Pohang steel plant is in South Korea, near coordinates 35.96663, 129.37092.

Who operates Dongkuk Steel Pohang steel plant?

Dongkuk Steel Pohang steel plant is operated by Dongkuk Steel Mill Co Ltd.

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