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Kobe Wire Rod and Bar steel plant

retired

Kobe, Asia Pacific, Japan

ISO 14001
GEM wiki

Process Route

BFBOF

Timeline

Operating1959
Retirement announced2013
Idled2017
Retired2017

Capacity (ttpa)

Crude Steel

1,200

BOF

1,200

Blast Furnace

1,795

Iron Units

BF
BF 3retired
1,795 ttpa1845 m³ · relined 2008wiki

Steel Units

BOF
unknown BOF (1)retired
600 ttpawiki
BOF
unknown BOF (2)retired
600 ttpawiki

Steel Products

wire rod, bar

Ownership

Owner Kobe Steel Ltd

Parent Kobe Steel Ltd [100.0%]

Workforce 831 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).