SeAH Changwon Integrated Special Steel plant

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SeAH Changwon Integrated Special Steel plant (세아창원특수강은), also known as POSCO Specialty Steel (predecessor), SeAH CSS, 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:

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  • Location: 147 Jeokhyeon-Ro, Seongsan-Gu, Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-Do, Republic of Korea
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 35.204191, 128.604277 (exact)

Background

SeAH CSS was founded in April 1966 as Samyang Specialty Steel Co.,Ltd.[1] The company acquired POSCO Specialty Steel in 2015 and renamed to SeAH Changwon Integrated Special Steel Corporation.[1][2]

Carbon Neutrality by 2050

As part of its decarbonisation strategy, the company plans to reduce emissions by 12% by 2030 and to zero by 2050 from 2018 levels.[3]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date Workforce size Power source
1966[4] 1229[5] 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
SeAH Holdings Corp 4295881998 E100000130718 SeAH Changwon Integrated Special Steel Corp[4] 5000060593 E100000130927

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 Main production equipment
finished rolled[4] stainless, coil, pipe, wire rod[4] automotive, energy, steel packaging, tools and machinery, transport[4] 2021-12-05[6] EAF

Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

1Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status1 Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
operating 1200[4] 1200[4]

Table 5: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year EAF production Total (all routes)
2019 unknown
2020 unknown
2021 unknown
2022 619[7] 619[7]
2023 543[5] 543[5]

Unit Details

Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Start date Current capacity (ttpa) Current size (tonnes)
unknown EAF (1) operating[8] 2012[9] 450[4] 60.0[10]
unknown EAF (2) operating[8] 750[4] 100.0[10]

Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details

Unit name Scrap-based % scrap
unknown EAF (1) yes[8] 100.00[8]
unknown EAF (2) yes[8] 100.00[8]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "History". SeAHSS. Retrieved 06 December, 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "2023 Corporate PR Brochure" (PDF). SeAH Besteel. 2023. Retrieved 2025-01-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "세아베스틸". SeAH (in 한국어). Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125061328/http://www.seahss.co.kr/eng/company/intro.jsp. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 (PDF) https://www.seahbesteel.co.kr/resources/file/SeAH_Besteel_Holdings_SR_2024_KR_re.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20240911003156/https://www.seahss.co.kr/eng/product/product_confirm_print.jsp?nb_atch_sral=267. Archived from the original on 2024-09-11. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 (PDF) https://www.seahbesteel.co.kr/resources/file/SeAH%20Besteel%20Holdings%20SR%202023_KR.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 https://www.seahss.co.kr/eng/product/process_01.jsp. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. https://www.seahss.co.kr/company/history.jsp. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. 10.0 10.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220124090707/http://www.seahss.co.kr/eng/product/process_01.jsp. Archived from the original on 2022-01-24. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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