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Ch'ollima Steel Complex steel plant

operating

Nampo, Asia Pacific, North Korea

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Process Route

EAF

Timeline

Operating since 1956

Emissions

2025

0.02 Mt CO₂e

0.27 t CO₂e per tonne of steel

Typical EAF route: 0.5–0.7 t/t

Modelled estimate (Climate TRACE), not reported data. Methodology

Capacity (ttpa)

Crude Steel

752

EAF

752

Steel Units

EAF
unknown EAF (1)operating
94 ttpa120 twiki
EAF
unknown EAF (2)operating
94 ttpa120 twiki
EAF
unknown EAF (3)operating
94 ttpa120 twiki
EAF
unknown EAF (4)operating
94 ttpa120 twiki
EAF
unknown EAF (5)operating
94 ttpa120 twiki
EAF
unknown EAF (6)operating
94 ttpa120 twiki
EAF
unknown EAF (7)operating
94 ttpa120 twiki
EAF
unknown EAF (8)operating
94 ttpa120 twiki
EAF
unknown EAF (9)construction
60 twiki

Inputs & Energy

Power December (Nampo) power station

Steel Products

wire rod, plate, hot rolled

Ownership

Owner Government of North Korea

Parent Government of North Korea [100.0%]

Workforce 8,000 employees

State ownership Full

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