Chongqing Zuhang Iron and Steel Co Ltd (重庆足航金属制品有限公司, 重庆足航钢铁有限公司, 重庆足航钒钛钢铁集团有限公司), also known as Chongqing Zuhang Metal Products Co., Ltd., is a steel plant in Shuangqiao, Chongqing, China that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Shuangqiao, Chongqing, China:
Location: No. 6, Jianchang Road, Youting Town, Shuangqiao Economic Development Zone, Chongqing
Coordinates (WGS 84 ): 29.440056, 105.741929 (exact)
Background
According to the capacity replacement plan in July 2022, the company plans to build a 130-ton electric arc furnace (with a production capacity of 1.01 million tons) to replace the existing two 70-ton electric arc furnaces, which is expected to be put into operation in December 2023.[ 1]
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Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
Parent company
Parent company PermID
Parent GEM entity ID
Owner
Owner company PermID
Owner GEM entity ID
Chongqing Zuhang Steel Co Ltd [100.0%]
unknown [100.0%]
E100000126259 [100.0%]
Chongqing Zuhang Steel Co Ltd [100%][ 2]
unknown
E100000126259 [100%]
Table 3: Process and Products
Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
1 Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status1
Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity
Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
construction
1010[ 7]
1010[ 7]
operating pre-retirement
1010[ 5]
1010[ 5]
Table 5: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
Year
EAF production
Other/unknown steel production
2019
unknown
unknown
2020
unknown
unknown
2021
unknown
unknown
2022
unknown
unknown
2023
–
–
2024
–
–
Unit Details
Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details
Unit name
Status
Announced date
Construction date
Start date
Furnace manufacturer and model
Current capacity (ttpa)
Current size (tonnes)
unknown EAF (1)
operating pre-retirement[ 5]
2017[ 8] [ 5]
2018[ 5]
2018[ 5]
–
505[ 5]
70.0[ 9] [ 5]
unknown EAF (2)
operating pre-retirement[ 5]
2017[ 8]
2018[ 5]
2018[ 5]
–
505[ 5]
70.0[ 9] [ 5]
unknown EAF (3)
construction[ 10]
2022[ 5]
2024-12[ 10]
–
Changchun Electric Furnace Complete Equipment Co., Ltd.[ 10]
1010[ 7]
130.0[ 9] [ 5]
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
unknown EAF (1)
yes[ 11]
>0[ 11]
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown EAF (2)
yes[ 11]
>0[ 11]
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown EAF (3)
yes[ 11]
>0[ 11]
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
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Additional data
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