KISCO steel Changwon plant
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KISCO steel Changwon plant (한국철강), also known as Korea Steel Co., Ltd., Korea Iron & Steel, Dongkuk Steel Mill Changwon (predecessor), is a steel plant in Changwon, South Gyeongsang, South Korea that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Changwon, South Gyeongsang, South Korea:
- Location: 12, Gongdan-ro 103beon-gil, Seongsan-gu, Changwon-si, Gyeongnam, Republic of Korea
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 35.216552, 128.640158 (exact)
Background
Korea Iron & Steel Co Ltd was established in 1957.[1] The plant houses three electric arc furnaces with a total production capacity of 3000 ttpa.[2][3]
In April 2020, it was reported that KISCO planned to stop production of forged products and to sell related production equipment including forging presses and a 70 ton electric arc furnace.[4] As of January 2025, there have been no updates regarding the same.
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Workforce size | Power source |
|---|---|---|
| 1965[5] | 556[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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KISCO Corp | 4298056408 | E100000130851 | KISCO Corp[7] | 4298056408 | E100000130851 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | ISO 14001 | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| semi-finished, finished rolled[8] | billet, forged, rebar[8] | building and infrastructure, energy[9] | yes[10][11] | 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 | 3000[12] | 3000[12] |
Table 5: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | EAF production | Other/unknown steel production |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | unknown | unknown |
| 2020 | unknown | unknown |
| 2021 | unknown | unknown |
| 2022 | unknown | unknown |
| 2023 | unknown | unknown |
Unit Details
Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Construction date | Start date | Furnace manufacturer and model | Current capacity (ttpa) | Current size (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | operating[13] | 2007-08[14] | 2008[14] | – | 875[12] | 70.0[14][13] |
| unknown EAF (2) | operating[13] | – | 1993[14] | DC EAF[10] | 1500[12] | 120.0[14][13] |
| unknown EAF (3) | operating[13] | – | 1979[14] | – | 625[12] | 50.0[14][13] |
Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details
| Unit name | Scrap-based | % scrap |
|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | yes[15] | 100.00[15] |
| unknown EAF (2) | yes[15] | 100.00[15] |
| unknown EAF (3) | yes[15] | 100.00[15] |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ "KISCO Company Catalogue" (PDF). Komarine Assets. Retrieved 04 December, 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "1990~Present>History>KISCO | kisco". www.kisco.co.kr. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
- ↑ "CEO Message>KISCO | kisco". www.kisco.co.kr. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
- ↑ "South Korea's KISCO Will Stop Producing Forged Products, an Industrial Info Market Brief". Gettysburg Drywall Repair. 2020-04-07. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220126183153/https://www.kisco.co.kr/eng/index.php?pCode. Archived from the original on 2022-01-26.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210303082349/https://www.kisco.co.kr/kor/index.php?pCode. Archived from the original on 2021-03-03.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 (PDF) https://cdn.komachine.com/media/company-catalog/kisco-11528_lmqaol.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220318212615/https://www.kisco.co.kr/eng/index.php?pCode. Archived from the original on 2022-03-18.
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