Nippon East Japan Works (Kimitsu) steel plant

operating

Kimitsu, Asia Pacific, Japan

ISO 14001

GEM wiki

Process Route

BFBOF

Timeline

Announced1961

Construction1962

Operating1965

Emissions

2025

8.20 Mt CO₂e

1.90 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

10,001

BOF

10,001

Blast Furnace

9,200

Sinter

13,200

Coking

1,800

Production

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

Iron Units

BF 2operating

4,100 ttpa4500 m³ · relined 2012wiki

BF 4operating

5,100 ttpa5555 m³ · relined 2003wiki

COURSE50 projectoperating

12 m³Nippon Steelwiki

Steel Units

BOF

unknown BOF (1)operating

1,642 ttpawiki

BOF

unknown BOF (2)operating

1,642 ttpawiki

BOF

unknown BOF (3)operating

2,239 ttpawiki

BOF

unknown BOF (4)operating

2,239 ttpawiki

BOF

unknown BOF (5)operating

2,239 ttpawiki

Inputs & Energy

Iron ore Imported from Australia, Brazil and India

Met coal Australia and Canada

Steel Products

pipe, bar, profile, plate

Ownership

Owner Nippon Steel Corp

Parent Nippon Steel Corp [100.0%]

Workforce 3,547 employees

Country Context

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

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Location

Kimitsu

Asia Pacific

Japan

35.3609°, 139.8820°