Ch'ŏngjin Ironworks
operatingGovernment of North Korea · BF–BOF Integrated route · Chongjin, Asia Pacific, North Korea
GEM wikiCh'ŏngjin Ironworks makes steel by the integrated route: iron ore is smelted into liquid hot metal in a blast furnace, then refined into crude steel in a basic oxygen furnace. Alongside the ore-based route, the plant runs an electric arc furnace that melts scrap and other metallics. The liquid steel is solidified into semi-finished shapes by continuous casting. The plant has a crude steel capacity of about 2.0 million tonnes per year.
Process Route
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
Steel Units
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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Location
Chongjin
Asia Pacific
North Korea
41.7779°, 129.7924°
At a Glance
- Route
- BF–BOF Integrated
- Crude steel capacity
- 2,000 ttpa
- Commissioned
- 1942
- Products
- Semi-finished, finished rolled