Steel market
South Korea

Steel in South Korea

7 companies

South Korea is one of the world’s largest steel producers and exporters, led by POSCO and Hyundai Steel.

The steel market in South Korea

It ranked sixth in worldsteel’s 2025 production table. POSCO’s works are at Pohang and Gwangyang, and Hyundai Steel’s at Dangjin.

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Crude steel production

62.2 Mt in 2025 (63.6 Mt in 2024)

Apparent steel use

43.6 Mt of finished steel in 2025 (47.8 Mt in 2024)

Source: worldsteel, World Steel in Figures 2026. More figures on Steel statistics.

Steel standards & regulation in South Korea

Who sets standards in South Korea, and the standard for reinforcing bars.

Standards body

The Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) is South Korea’s national standards body and its member of ISO.

Source: ISO — national member

Reinforcing bars

KS D 3504 is the Korean standard for steel bars for reinforced concrete.

Source: KoreaScience — study of KS D 3504

The standards bodies on our steel grades & standards page: KSA.

Steel companies by city

Steel companies in South Korea

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KOREAPDS South Korea Consultants · Seoul
Gold
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HYUNDAI ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION South Korea Local Steel Mills · Steel Mills - Agents & Traders · Stockist - Distributor · Seoul
Silver
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Buys Billets & Blooms, Reinforcing Bars, Hot Rolled Coils
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SAMSUNG C&T CORP. South Korea Contractors · Seongnam-Si
Silver
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ST
STEELINE South Korea Steel Mills - Agents & Traders · Seoul
Silver
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Buys Aluminized (=Aluminium Coated Steel), Aluzinc-Galvalume, Electrical (Grain Oriented), Cold Rolled +8
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DIL INDUSTRIES LTD. South Korea Base Materials · Busan
Brief
Sells Refractory materials
Buys Refractory materials
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KI
KUKIL INNTOT CO., LTD. South Korea Steel Mills - Agents & Traders · Fabrication · Ulsan
Brief
Sells Cold Rolled, Alloy steel, Hot Rolled, Stainless HR Coils +3
Buys Cold Rolled, Alloy steel, Hot Rolled, Stainless HR Coils +4
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What companies in South Korea buy and sell

Listed companies that name the product on their profile.

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Steel news from South Korea

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