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Hyundai Steel Dangjin steel plant

operating

Dangjin, Asia Pacific, South Korea

ISO 14001ISO 50001
GEM wiki

Process Route

BFBOFEAF

Timeline

Construction2006
Operating2006

Emissions

2025

17.8 Mt CO₂e

1.50 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

16,200

EAF

3,600

BOF

12,600

Blast Furnace

12,440

Production

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

Iron Units

BF
BF 1operating
4,080 ttpa4525 m³Paul Wurthwiki
BF
BF 2operating
4,080 ttpa4525 m³Paul Wurthwiki
BF
BF 3operating
4,280 ttpa4525 m³Paul Wurth; Saint-Gobain (parts)wiki
DRI
pilot DRI facilityconstruction
262 ttpawiki

Steel Units

EAF
unknown EAF (1)operating
1,200 ttpawiki
EAF
unknown EAF (2)operating
1,200 ttpawiki
EAF
unknown EAF (3)operating
1,200 ttpawiki
BOF
BOF 1operating
2,520 ttpaSteel Plantechwiki
BOF
BOF 2operating
2,520 ttpaSteel Plantechwiki
BOF
BOF 3operating
2,520 ttpaSteel Plantechwiki
BOF
BOF 4operating
2,520 ttpaSteel Plantechwiki
BOF
BOF 5operating
2,520 ttpaSteel Plantechwiki

Steel Products

galvanized, rebar, sheet, plate

Ownership

Owner Hyundai Steel Co

Parent Hyundai Steel Co [100.0%]

Workforce 7,759 employees

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.