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Iron & Steel Plants in Thailand
Thailand has 12 iron & steel plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 20th-largest fleet of the 91 countries that hold any, and 0.9% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 12 operating.
The largest owner-operators are Mitsui & Co Ltd (2), Siam Cement PCL (2) and Siam Yamato Steel Co Ltd (2) — Mitsui & Co Ltd alone is named on 17% of them. Half of Thailand's iron & steel plants in service predate 1995 (median commissioning year of the 11 with a known date), 1 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Bangkok Steel Industry Samut Prakan steel plant, dating from 1964. They account for 5% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Thailand.
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Who owns Thailand's iron & steel plants
- Mitsui & Co Ltd2 17%
- Siam Cement PCL2 17%
- Siam Yamato Steel Co Ltd2 17%
- Sumitomo Corp2 17%
- Tata Steel (Thailand) PCL2 17%
- Yamato Kogyo Co Ltd2 17%
- Bangkok Steel Industry PCL1 8%
- Chow Steel Industries PCL1 8%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1960s1
- 1980s2
- 1990s5
- 2000s1
- 2010s2
Median commissioning year 1995 · oldest Bangkok Steel Industry Samut Prakan steel plant (1964) · newest TY Steel Rayong plant (2017) · 11 of 12 carry a start date
How Thailand compares · iron & steel plants by country
- 1. China458
- 18. Saudi Arabia14
- 19. Ukraine13
- 20. Egypt12
- 21. Thailand12
- 22. Australia11
- 23. Taiwan11
- 24. Kazakhstan10
Frequently asked
- How many iron & steel plants are there in Thailand?
- OverWatts maps 12 iron & steel plants in Thailand — 0.9% of the world's mapped total, the 20th-largest national fleet of the 91 countries with any.
- Who owns the iron & steel plants in Thailand?
- Mitsui & Co Ltd is named as owner or operator on the most — 2 of 12 (17%). Next are Siam Cement PCL (2), Siam Yamato Steel Co Ltd (2) and Sumitomo Corp (2).
- How old are Thailand's iron & steel plants?
- The median commissioning year is 1995, across the 11 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Bangkok Steel Industry Samut Prakan steel plant (1964); 1 came online in the past ten years.