Chow Steel Kabinburi steel plant
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Chow Steel Kabinburi steel plant is a steel plant in Kabinburi, Prachin Buri, Thailand that operates induction furnace (IF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Kabinburi, Prachin Buri, Thailand:
- Location: 518/1 Moo.9, Nongki Subdistrict, Kabinburi District, Prachinburi Province
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 14.074757, 101.84215 (exact)
Background
Chow Steel Industries Publlic Company Limited was established in 2003. The construction of the plant began in 2004 and began commercial production in 2005.[1] The company produces steel from scrap at its Kabinburi steel plant.[2] The plant operated at a capacity of 250 ttpa, which was expanded to 730 ttpa during Phase 2 expansions which became operational in 2008.[1][2] As the company needs to control electricity costs, it has a policy in place to produce steel billet only during off-peak periods[3]. The plant has been running at a production capacity of 450 ttpa during off-peak periods[4].
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Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Construction date | Start date |
|---|---|
| 2004[5] | 2005[6][7][5] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent GEM entity ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner GEM entity ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chow Steel Industries PCL [100.0%] | 5001437446 [100.0%] | E100000134363 [100.0%] | Chow Steel Industries PCL [100%][8] | 5001437446 | E100000134363 [100%] |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | ISO 14001 | ISO 50001 | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| semi-finished[9][10] | billet[11][9][10] | no[12] | no[12] | IF |
Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Induction furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| operating | 730[10][13][14] | 730[10][13][14] |
Table 5: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Ferronickel | Sinter | Coke | Pellets |
|---|---|---|---|
| NF | NF | NF | NF |
Table 6: 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 | unknown | unknown |
Unit Details
Table 7: Induction Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Construction date | Start date | Current capacity (ttpa) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown IF (1) | operating[10][13][14] | 2004[7][5] | 2005[7][5] | 730[10][13][14] |
Table 8: Induction Furnace Feedstock Details
| Unit name | Scrap-based | % scrap |
|---|---|---|
| unknown IF (1) | yes | 100.00[14][13] |
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Company History". Chow Steel Industries Public Company Limited. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Home. "Chow Steel Industries Public Company Limited". Chow Steel Industries Public Company Limited. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Company Profile | Chow Bright Ventures". chowbright.com. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
- ↑ "Company Profile | Chow Bright Ventures". chowbright.com. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 https://chowbright.com/en/about-us/company-history.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230514224618/https://www.chowsteel.com/about/company_history. Archived from the original on 2023-05-14.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 https://www.chowsteel.com/en/about-us/company-history.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20231130225215/https://www.chowsteel.com/. Archived from the original on 2023-11-30.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 https://chowbright.com/en/our-business/steel-billets-business.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 https://www.chowsteel.com/about/company_profile.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.chowsteel.com/en/our-business/steel-billets-business.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 https://chowbright.com/en/about-us/certification.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 https://chowbright.com/en/about-us/company-profile.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 https://www.chowsteel.com/en/about-us/company-profile.
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