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South Korea hydrogen

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unknown · DRI–EAF route · Asia Pacific, South Korea

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South Korea hydrogen produces direct reduced iron by direct reduction — solid metallic iron made by reducing ore below its melting point — a feedstock for electric steelmaking. Its main products are hbi.

Process Route

DRI

Timeline

Announced2023
Operating2030

Capacity (ttpa)

DRI

4,000

Iron Units

DRI
unknown DRI (1)announced
3,000 ttpawiki
DRI
unknown DRI (2)announced
1,000 ttpawiki

Steel Products

HBI

Ownership

Parent unknown [100.0%]

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).