Zhangjiagang Hongchang Steel Co Ltd

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Zhangjiagang Hongchang Steel Co., Ltd. (张家港宏昌钢板有限公司), also known as Jiangsu Shagang Group, is a 27000 thousand tonnes per annum (TTPA) blast furnace (BF), basic oxygen furnace (BOF) and electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plant operating in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu, China.

Location

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  • Location: Jinfeng Town, Zhangjiagang City, Jiangsu Province[1]
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 31.983146, 120.638992 (exact)

Background

According to the announcement of the capacity replacement plan in December 2019, the company plans to build a 120-tonne basic oxygen furnace and a 130-tonne electric arc furnace, dismantle three 50-tonne basic oxygen furnaces and a 90-ton electric arc furnace. It is expected to be put into operation in June 2022.[2] In August 2021, the environmental impact assessment report of 120-tonne BOF was approved.[3]

According to another announcement of the capacity replacement plan in December 2019, the company plans to build a 2350m3 blast furnace to replace 2x480m3 and 2x580m3 blast furnaces in August 2021 and build a 2350m3 blast furnace to replace 2x480m3 and 2x580m3 blast furnaces in March 2023.[4] The first 2350m3 was put into operation on March 29, 2022.[5]

Zhangjiagang Hongchang Steel Co., Ltd. is currently recognized as the largest steel plant in the world with nearly 30 mtpa capacity.[6] POSCO Gwangyang steel plant was previously recognized as the largest steel plant in the world at 23 mtpa.[7]



Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant status Start date Workforce size Iron ore source
operating[8] 2002[8] 10357[8] BHP32%, VALE16%, RIO16%[9]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Owner Owner company PermID
Jiangsu Shagang Group Co., Ltd. [75%]; Hongkong Evergain Co., Ltd. [25%][10] 5000051246 [75%]; GEM0000517 [25%] Zhangjiagang Hongchang Steel Co., Ltd.[8] 5036890680

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 ISO 50001 Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
finished rolled[11] wide and thick plates, hot rolled plates, cold rolled plates, ultra-thin strips, high-speed wire rods, large coiled wire rods, ribbed steel bars, etc.[11] automotive; building and infrastructure; energy; steel packaging; tools and machinery; transport[11] yes[12] 2021[13] blast furnace (BF), basic oxygen furnace (BOF) and electric arc furnace (EAF)[14] 9 BOF (3x50-tonne, 6x180-tonne); 5 EAF (1x90-tonne, 3x100-tonne, 1x110-tonne)[15]

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

Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
>0 TTPA >0 TTPA 27000 TTPA[16]

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

Blast furnace capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
21410 TTPA[16] 21410 TTPA

Table 6: Actual Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum):

Year BOF Production EAF Production OHF Production Total (all routes)
2020 23080 TTPA[17]

Table 7: Actual Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum):

Year BF Production DRI Production Total (all routes)
2020 18754 TTPA[17] 18754 TTPA


Blast Furnace Details

Table 8: Blast Furnace Details:

Unit name Status Start date Current size Current capacity
unknown operating[18] 480 m³[18] 653 TTPA[16]
unknown operating[18] 480 m³[18] 653 TTPA[16]
unknown operating[18] 480 m³[18] 653 TTPA[16]
unknown operating[18] 480 m³[18] 653 TTPA[16]
unknown operating[18] 580 m³[18] 789 TTPA[16]
unknown operating[18] 580 m³[18] 789 TTPA[16]
unknown operating[18] 580 m³[18] 789 TTPA[16]
unknown operating[18] 580 m³[18] 789 TTPA[16]
unknown operating[19] 1580 m³[18] 2148 TTPA[16]
unknown operating[18] 1580 m³[18] 2148 TTPA[16]
1 operating[20] 2004[20] 2680 m³[18] 2336 TTPA[21]
2 operating[22] 2004[22] 2680 m³[18] 2412 TTPA[22]
3 operating[23] 2005[23] 2680 m³[18] 2100 TTPA[24]
4 operating[14][25] 2009[14][25] 5800 m³[14] 4500 TTPA[25]

Articles and Resources

References

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Additional data

To access additional data, including an interactive map of steel power plants, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Steel Plant Tracker and Global Blast Furnace Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.