Yunnan Yuxi Iron and Steel Group Yukun Iron and Steel Co Ltd

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Yunnan Yuxi Iron and Steel Group Yukun Iron and Steel Co Ltd (云南玉溪钢铁集团玉昆钢铁有限公司) is a blast furnace-basic oxygen furnace (BF-BOF) steel plant operating in Yuxi, Yunnan, China.

Location

The map below shows the approximate location of the plant in Yuxi, Yunnan, China:

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  • Location: Huanian Township, Eshan County, Yuxi City, Yunnan Province
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 24.079249, 102.202546 (approximate)

Background

The company plans to build two 1200m3 blast furnaces, two 1250m3 blast furnaces, three 100t converters, and one 120t converter by means of equal replacement of production capacity to form an ironmaking capacity of 4.56 million t/a and 5.15 million t/a. Steelmaking capacity.[1]

In September 2021, the company's capacity replacement project started, and it's planned to be completed and put into operation in 2023.[2][3] [4][5]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Phase Plant status Announced date Construction date Start date Pre-retirement announcement date Workforce size
Main plant Operating[6] 2000[6] 5899[7]
Closure Operating pre-retirement[8] 2017[8]
Closure Operating pre-retirement[8] 2017[8]
Expansion Construction[9] 2018[10] 2021-09[11] 2023[9]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Phase Parent company Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company GEM ID
Main plant other; Yunnan Yuxi Xianfu Iron and Steel (Group) Co Ltd; Yunnan Yuxi Yukun Iron and Steel Group Co Ltd; Yuxi Fuyu Steel Co Ltd; Yuxi Huixi Metal Casting Products Co Ltd E100000001753; E100000123261; E100001000454 Yunnan Yuxi Iron and Steel Group Yukun Iron and Steel Co., Ltd.[7] E100001000458

Table 3: Process and Products

Phase Steel product category Steel products ISO 14001 Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
Main plant finished rolled[6] I-beam, strip steel, rebar[6] yes[12] BF, BOF[13] 7 BOF (3x40-tonne, 2x50-tonne, 2x60-tonne)[13]
Closure finished rolled[6] I-beam, strip steel, rebar[6] BF, BOF[14] 4 BOF (2x40-tonnes, 2x60-tonne)[15]
Closure finished rolled[6] I-beam, strip steel, rebar[6] BF, BOF[14] 4 BOF (2x40-tonnes, 2x60-tonne)[15]
Expansion finished rolled[6] I-beam, strip steel, rebar[6] BF, BOF[14] 4 BOF (3x100-tonne, 1x120-tonne); sinter plant (2×400m2)[14]

Table 4: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

*Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Phase Capacity operating status* Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
Main plant operating 1893 TTPA[6][6][6] 1893 TTPA[6][6][6]
Closure retired 1900 TTPA[8][8][16][16] 1900 TTPA[8][8][16][16]
Closure operating pre-retirement 1400 TTPA[8][8][16][16] 1400 TTPA[8][8][16][16]
Expansion construction 5149 TTPA[9][9][9][9] 5149 TTPA[9][9][9][9]

Table 5: Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

*Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Phase Capacity operating status* Blast furnace capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
Main plant operating 2945 TTPA[10][10][10][10][10] 2945 TTPA[10][10][10][10][10]
Closure retired 1785 TTPA[10][8] 1785 TTPA[10][8]
Closure operating pre-retirement [10][8] [10][8]
Expansion construction 4560 TTPA[14][14][14][14] 4560 TTPA[14][14][14][14]

Blast Furnace Details

Table 6: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Construction date Start date Retired date Current size Current capacity (ttpa) Decarbonization technology Most recent relining
unknown operating[13] unknown unknown unknown 450 m³[13] 550[10] unknown 2021-08-21[17]
unknown operating[13] unknown unknown unknown 450 m³[13] 550[10] unknown unknown
unknown operating[13] unknown unknown unknown 450 m³[13] 550[10] unknown unknown
unknown operating[13] unknown unknown unknown 450 m³[13] 550[10] unknown unknown
unknown operating[13] unknown unknown unknown 650 m³[13] 745[10] unknown unknown
unknown retired[16] unknown unknown unknown 2023-09-30[18] 650 m³[13] 745[10] unknown unknown
unknown retired[18] unknown unknown 2009[19] 2023-09-30[18] 1080 m³[13] 1040[8] unknown 2022-01-29[20]
unknown construction[21] 2017[10] 2019-04-01 00:00:00[21] 2023[9] 1200 m³[14] 1130[14] unknown unknown
unknown construction[21] 2017[10] 2019-04-01 00:00:00[21] 2023[9] 1200 m³[14] 1130[14] unknown unknown
unknown construction[21] 2017[10] 2019-04-01 00:00:00[21] 2023[9] 1250 m³[14] 1150[14] unknown unknown
unknown construction[21] 2017[10] 2019-04-01 00:00:00[21] 2023[9] 1250 m³[14] 1150[14] unknown unknown

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