KG Steel Incheon steel plant
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KG Steel Incheon steel plant, also known as KG Dongbu Steel Incheon (formerly), Keiji Dongbu Steel Incheon, Kage Dongbu Steel Incheon, Dongbu Incheon Steel, is a steel plant in Incheon, Seoul National Capital Area, South Korea that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Incheon, Seoul National Capital Area, South Korea:
- Location: 789, Baekbeom-ro Seo-gu Incheon, Incheon, South Korea
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 37.482625, 126.670175 (exact)
Background
The plant began operation in 1972 and produced pre-coated steel for the first time in South Korea. In 2010, the plant began operating an electric arc furnace.[1] Dongbu acquired the Incheon plant in the 1980s.[2] Dongbu Incheon Steel Co Ltd merged with KG Group in April 2019.[3] The company changed its name to KG Dongbu Co Ltd in March 2020 and to KG Steel Co Ltd in March 2022.[4]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Workforce size | Power source |
|---|---|---|
| 2009[5] | 543[6] | unknown |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KG Chemical Corp | 4295881333 | E100002007588 | KG Steel Co Ltd[7] | 5069478628 | E100002006224 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | ISO 14001 | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|
| semi-finished, finished rolled[8] | sheet, strip, bar, h-beam, wire[8] | yes[9] | EAF |
Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| operating | 1000[10] | 1000[10] |
Table 5: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | EAF production | Other/unknown steel production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2020 | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2021 | 764[7] | –[7] | 764[7] |
| 2022 | 570[7] | –[7] | 570[7] |
| 2023 | 615[7] | –[7] | 615[7] |
Unit Details
Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Current capacity (ttpa) |
|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | operating[10] | 1000[10] |
Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details
| Unit name | Scrap-based | % scrap | % DRI | % HBI | % sponge iron (unknown if DRI or HBI) | % basic/merchant pig iron | % granulated pig iron | % pig iron (unknown if basic/merchant or granulated | % other iron |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | None | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ "Dongkuk Steel 2022 Sustainability Report" (PDF). Dongkuk. 2022. Retrieved 06 December, 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ matthew (2014-02-17). "Dongbu Steel's Deal Puts POSCO at a Loss". Businesskorea (in 한국어). Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ↑ "KG Group to acquire Dongbu Steel". koreatimes. 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
- ↑ v-w. "KG Steel". www.kg-steel.co.kr (in kanuri). Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220126182856/https://www.dongbusteel.com/_custom/dongbu/_common/board/download.jsp?attach_no. Archived from the original on 2022-01-26.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220112202105/https://www.emis.com/php/company-profile/KR/Dongbu_Incheon_Steel_CoLtd_en_4269212.html. Archived from the original on 2022-01-12.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9 https://www.kg-steel.co.kr/html/COMPANY.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220204140413/http://www.kosa.or.kr/sub/eng/member/member_product_list.jsp. Archived from the original on 2022-02-04.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240125055233/https://kg-steel.co.kr/html/COMPANY.html. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240131193944/https://kg-steel.co.kr/html/PR_view.html?tb=ucc&no=223&s_keyword=&s_where=&start=0. Archived from the original on 2024-01-31.
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