Ch'ollima Steel Complex steel plant
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Ch'ollima Steel Complex steel plant (천리마제강연합기업소 (Korean), 千里馬製鋼聯合企業所 (Chinese)), also known as Chollima Steel Works and Posan Iron Works, Gangson Steel Mill, Kangson Works steel plant, is an electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plant operating in Nampo, South Pyongan, North Korea.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Nampo, South Pyongan, North Korea:
- Location: Kangseo District, Nampo, South Pyongan Province, North Korea
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 38.926348, 125.582628 (exact)
Background
History
Ch'ollima Steel Complex was constructed while Korea was under Japanese rule from 1910 to 1945. The plant was rebuilt with support from former USSR and China.[1]
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.[2]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Plant status | Start date | Power source |
|---|---|---|
| Operating[3] | 1956[3] | December (Nampo) power station[4] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government of North Korea [100%] | 5001424116 [100%] | E100001000599 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of (Government)[5] | 5001424116 | E100001000599 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Main production equipment | Detailed production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|
| semi-finished; finished rolled[6][7] | plates, wire rod, stainless steel, hot-rolled[6][7] | EAF[8] | 8 EAF[8] |
Table 4: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status* | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| operating | 750 TTPA[9][9][9][9][9][9][9][9] | 750 TTPA[9][9][9][9][9][9][9][9] |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ North Korea Handbook, Yonhap News Agency, Seoul, M.E. Sharpe, Dec. 27, 2002
- ↑ N. Korea ramps up steel production for weapons development, Jang Seul Gi, Daily NK, Mar. 19, 2020, Retrieved on: May 27, 2020
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220319190954/https://koryogroup.com/travel-guide/chollima-steelworks-north-korea-travel-guide. Archived from the original on 19 March 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220318134144/https://gem.wiki/December_%28Nampo%29_power_station. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240125062243/https://www.nti.org/education-center/facilities/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20200927005529/http://www.kiep.go.kr/cmm/fms/FileDown.do?atchFileId=00000000000001318050&fileSn=0&bbsId=search_report. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220125160103/https://books.google.com/books?id=IrZFBAAAQBAJ&pg=RA2-PA9&lpg=RA2-PA9&dq=oecd+%28dr%29+slrn&source=bl&ots=MdkLDXw7U2&sig=ACfU3U2Q_eU6bL4H8TNiSyPEOk7IA-1VqA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjLp5bv3tLpAhVIj54KHcDJBQcQ6AEwAXoECAoQAQ. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240119024522/https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Developments_in_Steelmaking_Capacity_of/IrZFBAAAQBAJ?q=north+korea&gbpv=1. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.00 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05 9.06 9.07 9.08 9.09 9.10 9.11 9.12 9.13 9.14 9.15 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221023073728/https://pubs.usgs.gov/myb/vol3/2017-18/myb3-2017-18-north-korea.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2022.
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