POSCO Port Hedland Steel Plant
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POSCO Port Hedland Steel Plant is a steel plant in Boodarie Strategic Industrial Area, Western Australia, Australia that operates direct reduced iron (DRI) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Boodarie Strategic Industrial Area, Western Australia, Australia:
- Location: Boodarie Strategic Industrial Area, West Australia, Australia
- Coordinates (WGS 84): -20.395832, 118.537975 (exact)
Background
As part of its strategy to achieve Carbon Neutrality by 2050, POSCO announced a DRI unit in the Boodarie Strategic Industrial Area of West Australia. The feasibility study for the project was conducted in 2022.[1] As of October 2023, ENGIE and POSCO Holdings agreed to undertake a pre-feasibility study for a green hydrogen initiative in Western Australia. The green hydrogen initiative is expected to facilitate the proposed hot briquetted iron facility in Port Hedland, WA.[2]
Low-emissions/green steelmaking
This steel plant is associated with a green steel project tracked in the Green Steel Tracker. Details about the project are included below.
Table 1: Green Steel Project Details
| Project 1 | |
|---|---|
| Project name | Port Hedland Iron Project (formerly known as the Port Hedland Green Steel Project) |
| Company | POSCO Holdings |
| Company has climate goals? | Yes |
| Location | Pilbara (Boodarie Strategic Industrial Area), Australia |
| Project website | Site |
| Project scale | Pilot |
| Project status | Announced |
| Year to be online | 2027 |
| Technology to be used | NG-DRI to H-DRI |
| Technology details | Green electricity electrolysis |
| Iron production capacity (million tonnes per year) | 2 |
| Steel production capacity (million tonnes per year) | Not applicable |
| CO2 capture (million tonnes CO2 per year) | Not applicable |
| Hydrogen generation capacity (MW) | 75 |
| Investment size (m USD) | 4000 |
| Partners | Engie |
| Date of announcement | 2023-10-18 |
Plant Details
Table 2: General Plant Details
| Announced date | Construction date | Start date | Workforce size | Power source | Coal source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05[3] | 2025[4] | 2028[4] | 400[5] | renewable energy project in Pilbara with Engie[6] | unknown |
Table 3: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partial | POSCO Holdings Inc | 4295881204 | E100000000953 | POSCO Australia Pty Ltd[7] | 4297416511 | E100000132056 |
Table 4: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | ISO 14001 | ISO 50001 | Responsible steel | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| crude[8] | HBI[8] | unknown | unknown | unknown | DRI |
Table 5: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Sponge iron/DRI capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| announced | 12000[4][9] | 12000[4][9] |
Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Sinter | Pellets |
|---|---|
| NF | 700[8] |
Unit Details
Table 7: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Announced date | Construction date | Start date | Furnace type | Current capacity (ttpa) | Reductant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown DRI (1) | announced[9][4] | 2022-05[3] | 2025[4] | 2028[4] | shaft furnace[5] | 2000[9][4] | methane[5] |
| unknown DRI (2) | announced[9][4] | 2022-05[3] | –[4] | –[4] | shaft furnace[5] | 2000[9][4] | methane[5] |
| unknown DRI (3) | announced[9][4] | 2022-05[3] | –[4] | –[4] | shaft furnace[5] | 2000[9][4] | methane[5] |
| unknown DRI (4) | announced[9][4] | 2022-05[3] | –[4] | –[4] | shaft furnace[5] | 2000[9][4] | methane[5] |
| unknown DRI (5) | announced[9][4] | 2022-05[3] | –[4] | –[4] | shaft furnace[5] | 2000[9][4] | methane[5] |
| unknown DRI (6) | announced[9][4] | 2022-05[3] | –[4] | –[4] | shaft furnace[5] | 2000[9][4] | methane[5] |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ "Posco prioritizes HBI in Australia". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. 2023-02-27. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
- ↑ "Engie and Posco sign an agreement for a green hydrogen plant feasibility study in Western Australia". Construction Front | Construction Industry Knowledge Hub and News Portal. 2023-10-18. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20230531074744/https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2023/02/27/business/sponsoredReports/Posco-prioritizes-HBI-in-Australia/20230227230651642.html. Archived from the original on 2023-05-31.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 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 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 4.26 4.27 https://web.archive.org/web/20240208202709/https://www.steelorbis.com/steel-news/latest-news/posco-plans-to-build-hbi-plant-at-port-hedland-1319982.htm. Archived from the original on 2024-02-08.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 https://web.archive.org/web/20240208203810/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-16/south-korean-green-steel-iron-ore-plans-port-hedland/103201750. Archived from the original on 2024-02-08.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://reneweconomy.com.au/engie-and-posco-pursue-huge-green-hydrogen-project-in-pilbara-to-feed-green-steel/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230405192316/https://www.poscoaustralia.com/. Archived from the original on 2023-04-05.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240115065842/https://www.epa.wa.gov.au/proposals/port-hedland-green-steel-project-stage-1. Archived from the original on 2024-01-15.
{{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 https://web.archive.org/web/20231123195251/https://constructionfront.com/2023-10-18-engie-and-posco-sign-an-agreement-for-a-green-hydrogen-plant-feasibility-study-in-western-australia/. Archived from the original on 2023-11-23.
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