Nippon Setouchi Works (Kure Area) steel plant

retired

Kure, Asia Pacific, Japan

ISO 14001

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Process Route

BFBOF

Timeline

Operating1951

Retirement announced2020

Idled2021

Retired2023

Emissions

2023

2.53 Mt CO₂e

1.45 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

3,500

BOF

3,500

Blast Furnace

3,600

Production

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

Iron Units

BF 1retired

2,000 ttpa2650 m³ · relined 1995wiki

BF 2retired

1,600 ttpa2080 m³ · relined 2003wiki

Steel Units

BOF

unknown BOF (1)retired

863 ttpawiki

BOF

unknown BOF (2)retired

863 ttpawiki

BOF

unknown BOF (3)retired

1,774 ttpawiki

Inputs & Energy

Iron ore Imported from Australia, Brazil and India

Met coal Australia and Canada

Steel Products

sheet, strip, special, hot rolled

Ownership

Owner Nippon Steel Corp

Parent Nippon Steel Corp [100.0%]

Workforce 2,816 employees

Country Context

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

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Location

Kure

Asia Pacific

Japan

34.2212°, 132.5401°