SeAH Steel Pohang plant
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SeAH Steel Pohang plant is a steel plant in Pohang, North Gyeongsang, South Korea that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Pohang, North Gyeongsang, South Korea:
- Location: 136, Goedong-ro, Nam-gu, Pohang-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Korea
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 35.991176, 129.375791 (exact)
Background
SeAH steel was established in 1960 as Busan Steel Pipe Industry Corp. The construction of the Pohang plant was completed in October 1978.[1]
Carbon Neutrality by 2050
The company aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 and reduce emissions by 15% by 2030 from 2018 levels, through increased energy efficiency.[2]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Power source |
|---|---|
| 1978[3] | unknown |
Table 2: 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 | SeAh Steel Holdings Corp | 4295881166 | E100001010280 | SeAh Steel Holdings Corp[4] | 4295881166 | E100001010280 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | ISO 14001 | ISO 50001 | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| semi-finished, finished rolled[4] | pipe, billet, rail[4] | automotive, building and infrastructure, energy, steel packaging, tools and machinery, transport[4] | Expired[5] | 2022[6] | 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 | 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 | 529[7] | 529[7] |
| 2020 | 502[7] | 502[7] |
| 2021 | 547[7] | 547[7] |
| 2022 | unknown | – |
| 2023 | unknown | – |
Unit Details
Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Current capacity (ttpa) |
|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | operating[4] | 1200[4] |
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) | yes[8] | >0[8] | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ "History". SeAh Steel. Retrieved 06 December, 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "세아제강 경영진이 이야기하는 '세아제강의 ESG' -2-". 네이버 블로그 | 세아제강지주 지속가능경영 블로그 (in 한국어). Retrieved 2025-01-09.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20190904091344/http://www.seahsteel.co.kr:80/eng/company/history.jsp. Archived from the original on 2019-09-04.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125055123/https://www.seahsteel.co.kr/eng/company/contact_in_02.jsp. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.seahsteel.co.kr/technology/patent.asp?PN=1&PNC=5&df=%ED%8F%AC%ED%95%AD%EA%B3%B5%EC%9E%A5&search=&topPosition=support-detail&PNC_M=1.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://blog.naver.com/PostView.naver?blogId=sustainable_seah&logNo=223665090435&redirect=Dlog.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 (PDF) https://www.seahsteel.co.kr/resources/file/esp-download-01.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240202175432/https://www.seahsteel.co.kr/UploadFile/SeAHSteel_2022sr_interactive_eng-f.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-02-02.
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