Aichi Steel Chita plant (Tokai)
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Aichi Steel Chita plant (Tokai) (愛知製鋼知多), also known as Toyoda Steel (predecessor), Aichi steel- Hagane Company, Chita Plant, is a steel plant in Chita, Aichi, Tokai, Chūbu, Japan that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Chita, Aichi, Tokai, Chūbu, Japan:
- Location: 1 ,Wanowari, Arao-machi, Tokai-shi, Aichi-ken 476-8666, Japan
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 35.044558, 136.900772 (exact)
Background
The Aichi Steel Chita plant (Tokai) began operating in 1943 under Aichi Steel.[1]
In 2016, an explosion at the plant damaged the furnace of the No.2 Bar Mill Shop and had to suspend operations temporarily. Luckily, it seems that no employees were injured.[2][3]
In March 2023, the plant announced the expansion of its stainless steel production capacity by 40% to an annual capacity of 90 ttpa by 2026.[4]
In 2023, Steel Plantech renovated Aichi steel plant's EAF #1.[5]
Ownership Tree
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Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Workforce size | Power source | Iron ore source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1943[6] | 965[7] | announced Eurus Energy 15 mw wind farm (for hydrogen production, coming 2027)[8][9] | unknown |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent GEM entity ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner GEM entity ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aichi Steel Corp [100.0%] | 4295877694 [100.0%] | E100000130710 [100.0%] | Aichi Steel Corp [100%][7] | 4295877694 | E100000130710 [100%] |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | ISO 14001 | ISO 50001 | Responsible steel | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| semi-finished, finished rolled[7] | sections, bar, bloom, billet, forged, beam[10][7] | automotive, building and infrastructure, tools and machinery[10][11] | yes[12] | unknown[13] | unknown | EAF |
Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| operating | 1495[6][14] | 1495[6][14] |
Table 5: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | EAF production | Other/unknown steel production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 659[15] | –[15] | 659[15] |
| 2020 | 847[15] | –[15] | 847[15] |
| 2021 | 1045[16] | –[16] | 1045[16] |
| 2022 | 891[17] | –[17] | 891[17] |
| 2023 | 943[18] | unknown[18] | 943[18] |
| 2024 | 956[19] | unknown[19] | 956[19] |
| 2025 | unknown | unknown | – |
Unit Details
Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Start date | Current capacity (ttpa) | Current size (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAF 1 | operating[20] | 1970[21] | 698[14][6] | 50.0[14][6][22] |
| EAF 2 | operating[20] | 1982[12] | 797[14][6] | 80.0[14][6][22] |
Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details
| Unit name | Scrap-based | % scrap | % DRI | % HBI | % sponge iron (unknown if DRI or HBI) | % basic/merchant pig iron | % granulated pig iron | % pig iron (unknown if basic/merchant or granulated) | % other iron |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAF 1 | yes[23] | 100.00[23] | 0[23] | 0[23] | 0[23] | 0[23] | 0[23] | 0[23] | 0[23] |
| EAF 2 | yes[23] | 100.00[23] | 0[23] | 0[23] | – | 0[23] | 0[23] | 0[23] | 0[23] |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ "History". Aichi Steel. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Schmitt, Bertel (2016-01-30). "Exploding Steel Mill Disrupts Toyota". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Toyota may idle plants following explosion". AsiaOne. 2016-02-01. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
- ↑ "Japan's Aichi Steel to increase stainless steel production capacity". www.steelorbis.com. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- ↑ "Steel Plantech (SPCO) / Completes Renovation Work of Aichi Steel Chita Plant's Electric Arc Furnace | Japan Metal Daily". Steel Plantech (SPCO) / Completes Renovation Work of Aichi Steel Chita Plant’s Electric Arc Furnace | Japan Metal Daily. 2023-06-23. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220126182612/https://www.aichi-steel.co.jp/ENGLISH/about/item/AICHISTEEL_COMPANY_PROFILE-20190415.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-01-26.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125055109/https://www.aichi-steel.co.jp/ENGLISH/about/company_profile/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.hydrogenfuelnews.com/hydrogen-production-at-aichi-steels-chita-plant/8573303/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://renewablesnow.com/news/toyota-tsusho-partners-to-build-wind-power-backed-hydrogen-plant-1282452/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220126194019/https://www.aichi-steel.co.jp/ENGLISH/products/pdf/specialsteel_catalog.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-01-26.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220126200314/https://www.aichi-steel.co.jp/ENGLISH/about/toyota_group.html. Archived from the original on 2022-01-26.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240119010157/https://www.aichi-steel.co.jp/ENGLISH/about/history/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-19.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220318132151/https://www.aichi-steel.co.jp/ENGLISH/csr/effort/environmental_management.html. Archived from the original on 2022-03-18.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20220124090050/https://www.aichi-steel.co.jp/ENGLISH/about/history.html. Archived from the original on 2022-01-24.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220117195541/https://www.aichi-steel.co.jp/ENGLISH/ir/library/closing/202110291.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-01-17.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 (PDF) https://www.aichi-steel.co.jp/_assets/dl/ir/library/integrate_report/2022@en/[email protected].
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 (PDF) https://www.aichi-steel.co.jp/_assets/dl/ir/library/integrate_report/2023/en/2023_all.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 (PDF) https://www.aichi-steel.co.jp/_assets/dl/ir/library/integrate_report/2024/en/2024_all.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 https://www.aichi-steel.co.jp/ENGLISH/ir/library/integrate_report/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 20.0 20.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240119010037/https://www.aichi-steel.co.jp/special/tour/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-19.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240119010257/https://contents.xj-storage.jp/xcontents/AS00059/89881de5/5526/4103/9c62/4f14b4782234/20230622155051390s.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-19.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 22.0 22.1 (PDF) https://www.aist.org/AIST/aist/AIST/Technology_Committees/Contin_Casting/Agenda_RSVP/18_apr_Caster-Japan_Study_tour_recap.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 23.00 23.01 23.02 23.03 23.04 23.05 23.06 23.07 23.08 23.09 23.10 23.11 23.12 23.13 23.14 23.15 23.16 https://web.archive.org/web/20240119005145/https://www.aichi-steel.co.jp/ENGLISH/virtual/special_steel/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-19.
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