Dongkuk Steel Adds 5 Facilities to Reduce Nitrogen Oxides by 80%

Billets are being fed into the rolling line from the reheating furnace at Dongkuk Steel's Sinpyeong Plant, where SCR equipment has been installed.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyewon] Dongkuk Steel is expanding its investment in equipment to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions.

To comply with next year's government environmental policies, Dongkuk Steel plans to install one SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) unit on the reheating furnace of the structural steel production line at its Pohang plant, and four SCR units on the continuous galvanizing line (CGL) at its Busan plant.

Nitrogen oxides are regulated substances under the government's Air Quality Management Zone Act, generated when fuel combusts at high temperatures.

SCR equipment is an air pollution control device that converts nitrogen oxides produced during operations into harmless gases such as steam and nitrogen through selective catalytic reduction.

Previously, Dongkuk Steel verified the effectiveness of SCR equipment by installing an SCR unit on the reheating furnace at its Sinpyeong plant in Busan this year, reducing nitrogen oxide emissions by approximately 80%.

With the additional five SCR units to be installed next year at the Pohang and Busan plants, Dongkuk Steel will have a total of six SCR units.

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