We have been producing steel with cupolar furnaces since the 1960s. In that same period, Dongkuk Steel operated a 50-ton melting furnace, a first in Korea. Dongkuk is also credited with opening the era of the modern electric arc furnace in Korea. Beginning with a 15-ton AC furnace, then introducing a DC furnace in the early 1990s, Dongkuk paved the way for the mass production era of quality shape steel and re-bar. With the initial launch of steel plate manufacturing In 1971, another first in Korea, Dongkuk’s business structure was restructured to produce plates and steel bars (deformed bars, sections). Today, Dongkuk produces three million tons of crude steel and 5.6 million tons of steel products a year, while plates, deformed bars, sections remain the company’s major products.

In 2005, Dongkuk Steel began work on a 1.5 million-ton slab works in Ceara, Brazil. A year later, its Dangjin project, a large-scale plate plant, was launched. By connecting Korea and Brazil, Dongkuk is building integrated production systems from molten iron to semi-finished products (slabs) and finished products (plates). In the re-bar and shape product field, we are focusing on strategic high-quality products as we lead the market in both competitive quality and service.

By strengthening internal capabilities, we are improving the foundation of the company to respond flexibly to environmental changes while creating an innovative corporate culture. In addition to developing future strategic products, strengthening R&D capabilities and fostering the best employees, we are strengthening our technical and competitive power in steel through our R&D Center.