SeAH Special Steel is a global leader in the wire rod industry, specializing in the supply of special steel basic materials used across diverse industrial sectors such as automotive, electronics, machinery, shipbuilding, and constructionSeAHSpecialSteelisagloballeaderinthewirerodindustry,specializinginthesupplyofspecialsteelbasicmaterialsusedacrossdiverseindustrialsectorssuchasautomotive,electronics,machinery,shipbuilding,andconstruction
Key Products/TechnologiesKeyProducts/Technologies
Cold Heading Quality Wire (CHQ Wire) is a material for fasteners like bolts, nuts, and screws used in automotive, electronics, and construction, produced with advanced pickling, coating, and hydrogen bell annealing processesColdHeadingQualityWire(CHQWire)isamaterialforfastenerslikebolts,nuts,andscrewsusedinautomotive,electronics,andconstruction,producedwithadvancedpickling,coating,andhydrogenbellannealingprocesses
Cold Drawn Bar (CD Bar) serves as a material for automotive and machinery parts, office equipment shafts (printers, copiers, cartridges), and electronic components (LCD/LED PEM NUTs), incorporating heat treatment and advanced automated inspection technologiesColdDrawnBar(CDBar)servesasamaterialforautomotiveandmachineryparts,officeequipmentshafts(printers,copiers,cartridges),andelectroniccomponents(LCD/LEDPEMNUTs),incorporatingheattreatmentandadvancedautomatedinspectiontechnologies
Stainless steel wire products include weaving, screen, and welding applications, along with shaft, free-cutting, spring, braiding, heat-resistant, forming & EPQ, and general-purpose wires, forming a diverse product portfolioStainlesssteelwireproductsincludeweaving,screen,andweldingapplications,alongwithshaft,free-cutting,spring,braiding,heat-resistant,forming&EPQ,andgeneral-purposewires,formingadiverseproductportfolio
Production capabilities for automotive steering components such as Rack Bar and Pinion ShaftProductioncapabilitiesforautomotivesteeringcomponentssuchasRackBarandPinionShaft
Establishment of dedicated automated production lines for Stainless Steel CD BAR at Chungju Plant 2 and the acquired SeAH Metal Changwon Plant, achieving an annual production capacity of 20,000 tons and enhancing product surface quality and straightnessEstablishmentofdedicatedautomatedproductionlinesforStainlessSteelCDBARatChungjuPlant2andtheacquiredSeAHMetalChangwonPlant,achievinganannualproductioncapacityof20,000tonsandenhancingproductsurfacequalityandstraightness
Core AdvantagesCoreAdvantages
A global leader in the wire rod industry with top-tier competitiveness, possessing stable raw material sourcing capabilities and competitive production infrastructureAgloballeaderinthewirerodindustrywithtop-tiercompetitiveness,possessingstablerawmaterialsourcingcapabilitiesandcompetitiveproductioninfrastructure
Realization of world-class quality and manufacturing competitiveness, delivering significant value and synergy to domestic and international customersRealizationofworld-classqualityandmanufacturingcompetitiveness,deliveringsignificantvalueandsynergytodomesticandinternationalcustomers
Proactive development and production of differentiated products meeting diverse customer demands through advanced technological know-how and state-of-the-art facilitiesProactivedevelopmentandproductionofdifferentiatedproductsmeetingdiversecustomerdemandsthroughadvancedtechnologicalknow-howandstate-of-the-artfacilities
Acquisition of strong customer trust and contribution to industrial development through flawless quality and specialized custom productsAcquisitionofstrongcustomertrustandcontributiontoindustrialdevelopmentthroughflawlessqualityandspecializedcustomproducts
Maintaining differentiated competitiveness with a leading position in the CHQ Wire market and strict adherence to delivery schedules through thorough supply chain managementMaintainingdifferentiatedcompetitivenesswithaleadingpositionintheCHQWiremarketandstrictadherencetodeliveryschedulesthroughthoroughsupplychainmanagement
A dominant market share of 40% in the domestic special steel wire rod market and approximately 60% in the automotive steering parts marketAdominantmarketshareof40%inthedomesticspecialsteelwirerodmarketandapproximately60%intheautomotivesteeringpartsmarket
Enhanced product quality competitiveness and significantly improved operational and production efficiency through the expansion of automated production lines for Stainless Steel CD BAREnhancedproductqualitycompetitivenessandsignificantlyimprovedoperationalandproductionefficiencythroughtheexpansionofautomatedproductionlinesforStainlessSteelCDBAR
Pursuing a global market expansion strategy through the establishment of global production bases and diversification of product portfoliosPursuingaglobalmarketexpansionstrategythroughtheestablishmentofglobalproductionbasesanddiversificationofproductportfolios
Target IndustriesTargetIndustries
Automotive industry for fasteners like bolts, nuts, screws, and steering component materialsAutomotiveindustryforfastenerslikebolts,nuts,screws,andsteeringcomponentmaterials
Electronics industry for fasteners, LCD/LED PEM NUTs, and other electronic product materialsElectronicsindustryforfasteners,LCD/LEDPEMNUTs,andotherelectronicproductmaterials
Machinery industry for fasteners and various machinery component materialsMachineryindustryforfastenersandvariousmachinerycomponentmaterials
Shipbuilding industry for basic special steel materialsShipbuildingindustryforbasicspecialsteelmaterials
Construction industry for fasteners such as bolts, nuts, and screwsConstructionindustryforfastenerssuchasbolts,nuts,andscrews
Office equipment (printers, copiers, cartridges) for shaft materialsOfficeequipment(printers,copiers,cartridges)forshaftmaterials
Advanced industries of the 4th Industrial Revolution, including electric vehicles, semiconductors, marine, nuclear power, and roboticsAdvancedindustriesofthe4thIndustrialRevolution,includingelectricvehicles,semiconductors,marine,nuclearpower,androbotics
Various bearing materialsVariousbearingmaterials
Major MarketsMajorMarkets
China, ThailandChina,Thailand
Mexico, United StatesMexico,UnitedStates
Certifications/PatentsCertifications/Patents
ISO 9001 Quality Management System certification (Pohang Plant, Chungju Plant 1)ISO9001QualityManagementSystemcertification(PohangPlant,ChungjuPlant1)
IATF 16949 Automotive Quality Management System certification (Wonju Plant)IATF16949AutomotiveQualityManagementSystemcertification(WonjuPlant)
ISO 14001 Environmental Management System certification (Wonju Plant, Pohang Plant, Chungju Plant)ISO14001EnvironmentalManagementSystemcertification(WonjuPlant,PohangPlant,ChungjuPlant)
ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System certification (Pohang Plant, Chungju Plant)ISO45001OccupationalHealthandSafetyManagementSystemcertification(PohangPlant,ChungjuPlant)
Certification as a Research and Development Center by the Korea Industrial Technology AssociationCertificationasaResearchandDevelopmentCenterbytheKoreaIndustrialTechnologyAssociation
Acquisition of JIS G 4309 and two other standard certificationsAcquisitionofJISG4309andtwootherstandardcertifications
Initiatives for advanced quality certification systems, targeting QMS reset by 2027 and approval from major OEMs and engine manufacturers by 2028Initiativesforadvancedqualitycertificationsystems,targetingQMSresetby2027andapprovalfrommajorOEMsandenginemanufacturersby2028