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JFE East Japan Works (Keihin) steel plant

retired

Kawasaki, Asia Pacific, Japan

ISO 14001
GEM wiki

Process Route

BFBOFEAF

Timeline

Operating1958
Retirement announced2022
Retired2023

Emissions

2023

3.50 Mt CO₂e

1.67 t CO₂e per tonne of steel

Typical BF-BOF route: 1.8–2.0 t/t

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

Capacity (ttpa)

Crude Steel

4,075

EAF

575

BOF

3,500

Blast Furnace

4,543

Production

Crude steelproduction, GEM-compiled (Global Iron & Steel Tracker). Dashed line shows nominal capacity.

Iron Units

BF
BF 2retired
4,543 ttpa5000 m³ · relined 2004wiki

Steel Units

EAF
EAF 1retired
575 ttpa50 twiki
BOF
unknown BOF (1)retired
3,500 ttpawiki

Inputs & Energy

Power 430 MW on-site thermal power generator

Steel Products

pipe, sheet, plate

Ownership

Owner JFE Steel Corp

Parent JFE Holdings Inc [100.0%]

Workforce 5,730 employees

Country Context

Japan 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.