- The normalization of the Iron and Steel Making Substation is
scheduled to be completed this morning… Target to complete power
recovery by the 10th
- The steelworks is also scheduled to resume operation within
the holiday period
- All environmental maintenance in the steelworks will be
completed within the Chuseok holiday period
SEOUL, South Korea,
Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- POSCO's
typhoon damage restoration work is accelerating. POSCO is planning
to operate the three blast furnaces at the Pohang Works, which are
currently blown down, sequentially from the 10th.
The Iron and Steel Making substation, which suffered flood
damage, will be normalized this morning, and desalinated water
facilities and LNG power plants will be normalized one after the
other by tomorrow to supply steam and oxygen nitrogen necessary for
the early operation of the blast furnace. The goal is to normalize
the Rolling Substation by the 10th to complete the power recovery
at the steelworks.
Steelmaking plants will also be linked to handle the molten iron
produced from the blast furnaces and will operate during the
Chuseok holiday period.
Due to the typhoon damage, underground facilities in many areas
of the steelworks were flooded. Extensive drainage work for
underground facilities is currently in progress, and the Gyeongbuk
Fire Department supported 8 large water pumps and three
shipbuilding companies including Hyundai Heavy Industries provided
a total of 78 water pumps and emergency generators.
During the Chuseok holiday, employees of Pohang Works, as well
as employees of the Gwangyang Works, will adjust the operation plan
to support recovery, and all environmental maintenance within the
Works will be completed within the holiday period.