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Nippon Kyushu Works (Yawata Area, Kokura) steel plant

retired

Kitakyushu, Asia Pacific, Japan

ISO 14001
GEM wiki

Process Route

BFBOF

Timeline

Operating1957
Idled2020

Capacity (ttpa)

Crude Steel

2,000

BOF

2,000

Blast Furnace

1,500

Production

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

Iron Units

BF
BF 2retired
1,500 ttpa2150 m³ · relined 2002wiki

Steel Units

BOF
unknown BOF (1)retired
500 ttpawiki
BOF
unknown BOF (2)retired
500 ttpawiki
BOF
unknown BOF (3)retired
500 ttpawiki
BOF
unknown BOF (4)retired
500 ttpawiki

Inputs & Energy

Power CPP, also provides power generated via coal to Kyushu Electric Power (does not distinguish between Tobata and Kokura facilities of Yawata)

Iron ore Imported from Australia, Brazil and India

Met coal Australia and Canada

Steel Products

rail, plate, bar, pipe, piling, wire

Ownership

Owner Nippon Steel Corp

Parent Nippon Steel Corp [100.0%]

Workforce 1,789 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).