Process Route
BFBOFEAF
Timeline
Operating since 1909
Emissions
2025
2.11 Mt CO₂e
1.38 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
2,200
EAF
700
BOF
1,500
Blast Furnace
1,240
Production
Crude steelproduction, GEM-compiled (Global Iron & Steel Tracker). Dashed line shows nominal capacity.
Iron Units
BF
BF 2operating
Steel Units
Inputs & Energy
Power in-plant power generation, also provides power generated via by-product gas and coal to Hokkaido Electric Power
Iron ore Imported from Australia, Brazil and India
Met coal Australia and Canada
Steel Products
wire, bar
Ownership
Owner Nippon Steel Corp
Parent Nippon Steel Corp [100.0%]
Workforce 1,026 employees
Country Context
Japan crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.
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Location
Muroran
Asia Pacific
Japan
42.3419°, 140.9978°