포항제철소 1선재공장 45년 9개월 간의 가동을 마치고 '셧다운'1제강 이어 1선재 폐쇄...고부가가치 제품 생산‧판매 재편 예정【브레이크뉴스 포항】박영재 기자=포스코 포항제철소 1선재공장이 19일, 45년 9개월 간의 가동을 마치고 셧다운(shutdown)에 들어갔다. 이번 1선재 폐쇄는 지난 7월 포항 1제강공장에 이은 두번째 셧다운이다.
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POSCO to close Pohang No. 1 steel mill and then No. 1 wire rod... Plans to reorganize production/sales centered on high value-added products
POSCO Pohang No. 1 wire rod plant was shut down on the 19th after 45 years and 9 months of operation. This No. 1 wire rod closure is the second shutdown following Pohang No. 1 steel mill in July.
According to POSCO, the closure on this day was decided after comprehensively considering the recent global steel oversupply phenomenon, the offensive of low-priced overseas steel materials, and aging facilities.
The global wire rod market in 2023 has a production capacity of about 200 million tons, but actual demand was only 0.9 million tons. As a representative example, China's wire rod mill has a production capacity of about 140 million tons, but in an environment of insufficient demand due to the sluggish domestic construction market, it has been exporting to neighboring countries at low prices to secure operating rates, leading to a decline in global wire rod prices.
In Korea, the market price also fell along with the continued import of these overseas low-priced wire products. Considering these market conditions, POSCO decided to improve the efficiency of the No. 1 wire plant by reducing the supply of low-priced products that are price-centered and unrelated to quality, taking into account the competitiveness of aging facilities and the impact of decreased demand.
Pohang No. 1 wire plant began operation on February 28, 1979, and has produced a cumulative 28 million tons of wire products over 45 years after two rationalizations. Wire products produced at No. 1 wire have been used as materials for nails and screws, or as high-strength tire reinforcement materials for automobiles such as tire cords and bead wires, and have been a part of people’s daily lives.
POSCO plans to transfer the high-strength tire cords, welding rods for ships and automobiles, etc. produced at No. 1 wire to Pohang No. 2-4 wire plants, and all employees at No. 1 wire will be reorganized by the end of November and reassigned to other departments or within the company.
As the domestic low-cost goods market has already been reorganized into a market centered on overseas low-cost imported goods, the market impact of the facility adjustment is expected to be limited. Therefore, POSCO plans to reduce the proportion of the competitive market centered on low-cost goods prices and focus its capabilities on high value-added products such as automotive CHQ (high-strength bolts), spring steel, and bearing steel, and reorganize the production/sales of wire rods. <저작권자 ⓒ 브레이크뉴스 대구경북 무단전재 및 재배포 금지>
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