Nippon Kansai Works (Wakayama Area, Wakayama) steel plant

operating

Wakayama, Asia Pacific, Japan

ISO 14001

GEM wiki

Process Route

BFBOFEAF

Timeline

Operating since 1942

Emissions

2025

3.80 Mt CO₂e

1.75 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

3,043

EAF

283

BOF

2,760

Blast Furnace

2,500

Production

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

Iron Units

BF 1retired

2,500 ttpa3700 m³ · relined 2009wiki

BF 2operating

2,500 ttpa3700 m³ · relined 2019wiki

Steel Units

EAF

unknown EAF (1)operating

283 ttpa80 twiki

BOF

unknown BOF (1)operating

920 ttpaSteel Plantechwiki

BOF

unknown BOF (2)operating

920 ttpaSteel Plantechwiki

BOF

unknown BOF (3)operating

920 ttpaSteel Plantechwiki

Inputs & Energy

Iron ore Imported from Australia, Brazil and India

Met coal Australia and Canada

Steel Products

pipe, piling, h-beam

Ownership

Owner Nippon Steel Corp

Parent Nippon Steel Corp [100.0%]

Workforce 5,051 employees

Country Context

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

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Location

Wakayama

Asia Pacific

Japan

34.2335°, 135.1354°