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Iron & Steel Plants in Vietnam
Vietnam has 28 iron & steel plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 8th-largest fleet of the 91 countries that hold any, and 2% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 23 operating and 5 under construction or proposed.
The largest owner-operators are Viet Nam Steel Corp (3), Vietnam Advance Sprint Group JSC (3) and Hoa Phat Group JSC (2) — Viet Nam Steel Corp alone is named on 11% of them. Half of Vietnam's iron & steel plants in service predate 2008 (median commissioning year of the 18 with a known date), 3 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Thai Nguyen Iron and Steel plant, dating from 1963. 5 are in the pipeline, led by DST Nghi Son steel plant, under construction. They account for 4% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Vietnam.
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Who owns Vietnam's iron & steel plants
- Viet Nam Steel Corp3 11%
- Vietnam Advance Sprint Group JSC3 11%
- Hoa Phat Group JSC2 7%
- Kyoei Steel Ltd2 7%
- Pomina Steel JSC2 7%
- Xuan Thien Group JSC2 7%
- Asean Steel JSC1 4%
- China Steel Corp1 4%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1960s1
- 1980s1
- 1990s1
- 2000s7
- 2010s8
Median commissioning year 2008 · oldest Thai Nguyen Iron and Steel plant (1963) · newest VAS Nghi Son Cast Iron and Steel plant (2018) · 18 of 28 carry a start date
Under construction & proposed
- DST Nghi Son steel plantconstruction
- Long Son Phu My Iron and Steel plantproposed
- Tuyen Quang Iron and Steel Long Binh steel plantconstruction
- VinMetal Ha Tinh steel plantproposed
- Xuan Thien Nam Dinh steel plantconstruction
How Vietnam compares · iron & steel plants by country
Frequently asked
- How many iron & steel plants are there in Vietnam?
- OverWatts maps 28 iron & steel plants in Vietnam — 2% of the world's mapped total, the 8th-largest national fleet of the 91 countries with any.
- Who owns the iron & steel plants in Vietnam?
- Viet Nam Steel Corp is named as owner or operator on the most — 3 of 28 (11%). Next are Vietnam Advance Sprint Group JSC (3), Hoa Phat Group JSC (2) and Kyoei Steel Ltd (2).
- How old are Vietnam's iron & steel plants?
- The median commissioning year is 2008, across the 18 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Thai Nguyen Iron and Steel plant (1963); 3 came online in the past ten years.
- What new iron & steel plants are being built in Vietnam?
- 5 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are DST Nghi Son steel plant, Long Son Phu My Iron and Steel plant and Tuyen Quang Iron and Steel Long Binh steel plant.