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BlueScope Port Kembla steel plant

operating

Port Kembla, Asia Pacific, Australia

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Process Route

BOF

Timeline

Construction1926
Operating1928

Emissions

2025

4.83 Mt CO₂e

1.90 t CO₂e per tonne of steel

Modelled estimate (Climate TRACE), not reported data. Methodology

Capacity (ttpa)

Crude Steel

3,200

BOF

3,200

Iron Units

BF
BF 5operating pre-retirement
3,000 ttpa3427 m³ · relined 2009wiki
BF
BF 6mothballed
3,000 ttpa3208 m³wiki

Steel Units

BOF
unknown BOF (1)operating
3,200 ttpawiki

Inputs & Energy

Iron ore Pilbara Iron Ore Mine

Met coal Illawarra Metallurgical Coal (sold toGolden Energy and Resources Pte Ltd (GEAR) and M Resources Pty Ltd (M Resources)

Steel Products

slab, coil, plate, rebar, wire, flat

Ownership

Owner BlueScope Steel Ltd

Parent BlueScope Steel Ltd [100.0%]

Workforce 3,000 employees

Country Context

Australia crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.

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Plant data sourced from the Global Iron & Steel Tracker (March 2026), Global Energy Monitor. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Production data: USGS Minerals Yearbook — Raw Steel: World Production by Country or Locality (2019 edition; 2022 and 2023 early release tables). U.S. Geological Survey, public domain. EAF/BOF splits: USGS Minerals Yearbook (2023 estimates).

Facility emissions estimates from Climate TRACE. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.