E Top Metal Changhua plant

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E Top Metal Changhua plant (慶欣欣鋼鐵股份有限公司) is a steel plant in Shengang Township, Changhua, Taiwan that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Shengang Township, Changhua, Taiwan:

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• Location: No. 2, Gongxi 2nd Rd., Shengang Township, Changhua County , Taiwan
• Coordinates (WGS 84): 24.167872, 120.505482 (exact)

Background

The company has been reported by the public for issues related to air pollution and sand dust dispersal and has been classified as a key inspection target. Over the past 3 years, fines totaling 425,000 New Taiwan Dollars have been imposed.

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date
2003

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company	Parent company PermID	Parent company GEM ID	Owner	Owner company PermID	Owner company GEM ID
Taiwan Steel Group	unknown	E100001016302	E-Top Metal Co Ltd	5081787968	E100000131175

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category	Steel products	Steel sector end users	ISO 14001	ISO 50001	Main production equipment
finished rolled	rebar	building and infrastructure	unknown	unknown	EAF

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

¹Please 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)
operating	600	600

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

Unit Details

Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name	Status	Current capacity (ttpa)	Current size (tonnes)
unknown EAF (1)	operating	600	140.0

Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details

Unit name	Scrap-based	% scrap
unknown EAF (1)	yes	100.00

Articles and Resources

Additional data

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Resources

• Company website