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Nippon Setouchi Works (Hirohata Area) steel plant

operating

Himeji, Asia Pacific, Japan

ISO 14001
GEM wiki

Process Route

DRIEAF

Timeline

Operating since 1939

Emissions

2025

3.71 Mt CO₂e

1.17 t CO₂e per tonne of steel

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

Capacity (ttpa)

Crude Steel

720

EAF

720

DRI

570

Production

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

Iron Units

DRI
DRI 1operating
190 ttpaKobelco; Midrex Technologieswiki
DRI
DRI 2operating
190 ttpaKobelco; Midrex Technologieswiki
DRI
DRI 3operating
190 ttpaKobelco; Midrex Technologieswiki

Steel Units

EAF
unknown EAF (1)operating
720 ttpa110 tTenovawiki
EAF
unknown EAF (2)announced
500 ttpa100 tTenova; Daidowiki
BOF
unknown BOF (1)operating pre-retirement
1,341 ttpawiki
BOF
unknown BOF (2)operating pre-retirement
805 ttpawiki
BOF
unknown BOF (3)operating pre-retirement
670 ttpawiki

Inputs & Energy

Power in-plant power generation, also provides power generated via coal to Kansai Electric Power

Iron ore Imported from Australia, Brazil and India

Met coal Australia and Canada

Steel Products

sheet

Ownership

Owner Nippon Steel Corp

Parent Nippon Steel Corp [100.0%]

Workforce 1,351 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.