Nippon Setouchi Works (Hirohata Area)
operatingDRI–EAF route · Himeji, Asia Pacific, Japan
Nippon Setouchi Works (Hirohata Area) follows the DRI–EAF route: iron ore is reduced in the solid state to direct reduced iron by direct reduction, then melted into steel in an electric arc furnace. The liquid steel is solidified into semi-finished shapes by continuous casting. The plant has a crude steel capacity of 720 thousand tonnes per year. Its main products are sheet.
Process Route
Timeline
Operating since 1939
Emissions
2025
3.71 Mt CO₂e
1.17 t CO₂e per tonne of steel
Modelled estimate (Climate TRACE), not reported data. Methodology
Capacity (ttpa)
Crude Steel
720
EAF
720
DRI
570
Production
Crude steelproduction, GEM-compiled (Global Iron & Steel Tracker). Dashed line shows nominal capacity.
Iron Units
Steel Units
Inputs & Energy
Power in-plant power generation, also provides power generated via coal to Kansai Electric Power
Iron ore Imported from Australia, Brazil and India
Met coal Australia and Canada
Steel Products
sheet
Ownership
Owner Nippon Steel Corp
Parent Nippon Steel Corp [100.0%]
Workforce 1,351 employees
Country Context
Japan crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.
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Location
Himeji
Asia Pacific
Japan
34.7869°, 134.6253°
At a Glance
- Route
- DRI–EAF
- Crude steel capacity
- 720 ttpa
- Commissioned
- 1939
- Products
- Semi-finished, finished rolled
- Certifications
- 1 recorded