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Iron & Steel Plant
Kim Chaek Iron and Steel Complex steel plant
- Operator
- Government of North Korea
- Owner
- Government of North Korea
- Status
- operating
- Product
- semi-finished, finished rolled
- Commissioned
- 1938
Co-located infrastructure · within 25 km
- Chongjin City power station3.3 km · Power Plant · 150 MW · coal
- Ch'ŏngjin Ironworks steel plant4.3 km · Iron & Steel Plant
- Chongjin Port Coal Terminal6.4 km · Export Terminal
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Equipment: BF; BOF; EAF; Steel other/unspecified · Products: galvanized, wire rod, plate, cold rolled, hot rolled, tube · 25000 staff
SOURCE: Global Energy Monitor · Global Iron & Steel Tracker (plant-level) (CC BY 4.0)