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Ch'ŏngjin Ironworks steel plant

operating

Chongjin, Asia Pacific, North Korea

GEM wiki

Process Route

BFBOFDRIEAF

Timeline

Operating since 1942

Emissions

2025

1.36 Mt CO₂e

1.68 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

2,000

EAF

500

BOF

1,500

Blast Furnace

1,699

Iron Units

BF
unknown BF (2)operating
365 ttparelined 1960wiki
BF
unknown BF (3)operating
323 ttpawiki
BF
unknown BF (4)operating
323 ttpawiki
BF
unknown BF (5)operating
323 ttpawiki
BF
unknown BF (1)operating
365 ttparelined 1960wiki
DRI
unknown DRI (1)operating
wiki

Steel Units

EAF
unknown EAF (1)operating
500 ttpawiki
BOF
unknown BOF (1)operating
500 ttpawiki
BOF
unknown BOF (2)operating
500 ttpawiki
BOF
unknown BOF (3)operating
500 ttpawiki

Inputs & Energy

Iron ore Musan mine

Steel Products

slab, plate

Ownership

Owner Government of North Korea

Parent Government of North Korea [100.0%]

State ownership Full

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