Nippon Kyushu Works (Oita Area, Oita) steel plant

operating

Oita, Asia Pacific, Japan

ISO 14001

GEM wiki

Process Route

BFBOF

Timeline

Announced1961

Operating1971

Emissions

2025

11.2 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

9,999

BOF

9,999

Blast Furnace

10,564

Sinter

7,358

Production

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

Iron Units

BF 1operating

5,282 ttpa5775 m³ · relined 2009wiki

BF 2operating

5,282 ttpa5775 m³ · relined 2004wiki

Steel Units

BOF

unknown BOF (1)operating

3,333 ttpawiki

BOF

unknown BOF (2)operating

3,333 ttpawiki

BOF

unknown BOF (3)operating

3,333 ttpawiki

Inputs & Energy

Power CPP, also provides power generated via by-product gas, coal, and bio-mass to Kyushu Electric Power

Iron ore Imported from Australia, Brazil and India

Met coal Australia and Canada

Steel Products

sheet, plate

Ownership

Owner Nippon Steel Corp

Parent Nippon Steel Corp [100.0%]

Workforce 2,083 employees

Country Context

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

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Location

Oita

Asia Pacific

Japan

33.2608°, 131.6455°