Thai Nguyen
operatingBF–BOF Integrated route · Thanh Pho City, Asia Pacific, Vietnam
Thai Nguyen operates a blast furnace that smelts iron ore into liquid hot metal. Steel is made in an electric arc furnace, which can be charged with hot metal alongside scrap. The liquid steel is solidified into semi-finished shapes by continuous casting. The plant has a crude steel capacity of 300 thousand tonnes per year.
Process Route
Timeline
Emissions
2025
0.06 Mt CO₂e
0.27 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
300
EAF
300
Blast Furnace
300
Sinter
981
Coking
130
Iron Units
Steel Units
Inputs & Energy
Iron ore Trai Cau Iron Mine; Phuc Ninh Iron ore mine; Quy Xa Iron mine; Tien Bo iron ore mine
Met coal Phan Me coal mine
Steel Products
coil, bars
Ownership
Owner Thai Nguyen Iron And Steel JSC
Parent Thai Nguyen Iron And Steel JSC [100.0%]
State ownership Partial
Country Context
Vietnam crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.
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Location
Thanh Pho City
Asia Pacific
Vietnam
21.5575°, 105.8728°
At a Glance
- Route
- BF–BOF Integrated
- Crude steel capacity
- 300 ttpa
- Commissioned
- 1963
- Products
- Semi-finished, finished rolled
- Certifications
- 1 recorded