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Dongkuk Steel Pohang steel plant

operating

Pohang, Asia Pacific, South Korea

ISO 14001ISO 50001
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Process Route

EAF

Timeline

Operating since 1991

Emissions

2025

0.096 Mt CO₂e

0.08 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

1,400

EAF

1,400

Steel Units

EAF
unknown EAF (1)operating
1,400 ttpa140 tDongkuk R&Swiki

Steel Products

rebar, beam, sections

Ownership

Owner Dongkuk Steel Mill Co Ltd

Parent Dongkuk Steel Mill Co Ltd [100.0%]

Workforce 905 employees

State ownership Partial

Country Context

South Korea 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).

Facility emissions estimates from Climate TRACE. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.