POSCO Gwangyang
operatingBF–BOF Integrated route · Gwangyang, Asia Pacific, South Korea
POSCO Gwangyang 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. The liquid steel is solidified into semi-finished shapes by continuous casting. The plant has a crude steel capacity of about 23.0 million tonnes per year. Its main products are galvanized, wire rod, plate, cold rolled, hot rolled.
Process Route
Timeline
Emissions
2025
33.2 Mt CO₂e
1.90 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
22,999
BOF
22,999
Blast Furnace
24,750
Sinter
8,826
Coking
2,850
Production
Crude steelproduction, GEM-compiled (Global Iron & Steel Tracker). Dashed line shows nominal capacity.
Iron Units
Steel Units
Inputs & Energy
Power 4 generation plants each with 2 energy generation facilities (for a total of 8)
Iron ore Imported from Australia
Met coal Imported from Australia
Steel Products
galvanized, wire rod, plate, cold rolled, hot rolled
Ownership
Owner POSCO Holdings Inc
Parent POSCO Holdings Inc [100.0%]
Workforce 4,080 employees
State ownership Partial
Country Context
South Korea crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.
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Location
Gwangyang
Asia Pacific
South Korea
34.9201°, 127.7486°
At a Glance
- Route
- BF–BOF Integrated
- Crude steel capacity
- 22,999 ttpa
- Commissioned
- 1987
- Products
- Finished rolled
- Certifications
- 2 recorded