Godo Steel Funabashi is a scrap-based steel plant: an electric arc furnace melts recycled steel scrap into new crude steel. The liquid steel is solidified into semi-finished shapes by continuous casting. The plant has a crude steel capacity of 700 thousand tonnes per year. Its main products are shapes, wire rod, rail, rebar, bar.
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Process Route
Timeline
Operating since 1975
Emissions
2025
0.042 Mt CO₂e
0.08 t CO₂e per tonne of steel
Typical EAF route: 0.5–0.7 t/t
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Capacity (ttpa)
Crude Steel
700
EAF
700
Production
Crude steel production: 637 ttpa (2020)
Steel Units
Steel Products
shapes, wire rod, rail, rebar, bar
Ownership
Owner Godo Steel Ltd
Parent Godo Steel Ltd [100.0%]
Workforce 241 employees
Country Context
Japan crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.
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Location
Funabashi
Asia Pacific
Japan
35.6975°, 139.9641°
At a Glance
- Route
- EAF
- Crude steel capacity
- 700 ttpa
- Commissioned
- 1975
- Products
- Semi-finished, finished rolled
- Certifications
- 1 recorded