Ch'ŏngjin Ironworks steel plant
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Ch'ŏngjin Ironworks steel plant (淸津製鋼所, 청진제강소), also known as Seishan Iron and Steel Works (predecessor), Chongjin Works, Japan Iron Manufacturing Company - Seishan/Chongjin works (predecessor), Kinsaku Steel Works, is a steel plant in Chongjin, North Hamgyeong, North Korea that operates blast furnace (BF), basic oxygen furnace (BOF), electric arc furnace (EAF), and direct reduced iron (DRI) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Chongjin, North Hamgyeong, North Korea:
- Location: Chongjin, North Kamkyo, North Hamgyeong Province, North Korea
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 41.777936, 129.792399 (exact)
Background
History
In 1942, Japan Iron and Manufacturing Company began a plant in Chongjin with 2 500-tonne blast furnaces (BF) (total capacity of 1000 TPD), 2 batteries of 57 coke ovens (total capacity of 1240 TPD), and 2 7-tonne electric arc furnaces (EAF).[1] There was also a direct reduced iron (DRI) plant on site, founded by Mitsubishi Mining Company in 1939.[1] During the Seven-year Plan (1961-70), the existing two large blast furnaces were enlarged and three medium-size blast furnaces were installed subsequent to 1965.[2]
Steel for weapons development
In March 2020, Daily NK reported that North Korea is aiming to increase its production of steel for weapons development, with the goal of selling these weapons abroad for foreign currency.[3]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
Start date | Power source | Iron ore source | Coal source |
---|---|---|---|
1942[4] | unknown | Musan mine[4] | unknown |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
State-owned entity status | Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Full | Government of North Korea | 5001424116 | E100001000599 | Government of North Korea[5] | 5001424116 | E100001000599 |
Table 3: Process and Products
Steel product category | Steel products | ISO 14001 | ISO 50001 | Main production equipment |
---|---|---|---|---|
semi-finished, finished rolled[6] | slab, plate[6] | unknown | unknown | BF; DRI; BOF; EAF |
Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
Capacity operating status1 | Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
---|---|---|---|
operating | 1500[7] | 500[7] | 2000[7] |
Table 5: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
Capacity operating status1 | Blast furnace capacity | Sponge iron/DRI capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
---|---|---|---|
operating | 1699[8][4] | 0[7] | 1699[8][4][7] |
Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
Sinter | Pellets |
---|---|
NF | NF |
Table 7: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
Year | BOF production | EAF production |
---|---|---|
2019 | unknown | unknown |
2020 | unknown | unknown |
2021 | unknown | unknown |
2022 | unknown | unknown |
2023 | unknown | unknown |
Table 8: Actual Plant-level Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
Year | DRI production |
---|---|
2019 | unknown |
2020 | unknown |
2021 | unknown |
2022 | unknown |
2023 | unknown |
Unit Details
Table 9: Blast Furnace Details
Unit name | Status | Start date | Current capacity (ttpa) | Most recent relining |
---|---|---|---|---|
unknown BF (1) | operating[8] | 1942[4] | 365[8][4] | 1960[8] |
unknown BF (2) | operating[8] | 1942[4] | 365[8][4] | 1960[8] |
unknown BF (3) | operating[8] | 1970[8] | 323[8][4] | – |
unknown BF (4) | operating[8] | 1970[8] | 323[8][4] | – |
unknown BF (5) | operating[8] | 1970[8] | 323[8][4] | – |
Table 10: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details
Unit name | Status | Start date | Furnace manufacturer and model | Furnace type | Current capacity (ttpa) | Reductant |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
unknown DRI (1) | operating[7] | 1939[4] | Krupp-Renn rotary furnace[8] | rotary kiln[8] | 0[7] | coal[4] |
Table 11: Electric Arc Furnace Details
Unit name | Status | Current capacity (ttpa) |
---|---|---|
unknown EAF (1) | operating[6] | 500[7] |
Table 12: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details
Unit name | Scrap-based | % scrap | % DRI | % sponge iron (unknown if DRI or HBI) | % basic/merchant pig iron | % granulated pig iron | % other iron |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
unknown EAF (1) | None | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown |
Table 13: Basic Oxygen Furnace Details
Unit name | Status | Start date | Furnace manufacturer and model | Current capacity (ttpa) | Current size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
unknown BOF (1) | operating[6] | – | Bessemer[8] | 500[7] | 60.0 tonnes[8] |
unknown BOF (2) | operating[6] | 1970[8] | Bessemer[8] | 500[7] | 60.0 tonnes[8] |
unknown BOF (3) | operating[6] | 1970[8] | Bessemer[8] | 500[7] | 60.0 tonnes[8] |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Iron and Steel Industry in Wartime japan, 1931-1945, Richard Lee Krause, East Central State College, 1968
- ↑ "Intelligence Memorandum: North Korea: The status of the iron and steel industry" (PDF). CIA.gov. 2010-03-05. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ N. Korea ramps up steel production for weapons development, Jang Seul Gi, Daily NK, Mar. 19, 2020, Retrieved on: May 27, 2020
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 Richard Lee Krause (1968). "The Iron and Steel Industry in Wartime Japan, 1931-1945" (PDF). ShareOk.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-01-14.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240125062243/https://www.nti.org/education-center/facilities/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
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