Formosa Ha Tinh Steel plant

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Formosa Ha Tinh Steel plant (Công ty TNHH Gang thép Hưng Nghiệp Formosa Hà Tĩnh, 台塑河靜鋼鐵興業責任有限公司, Formosa Vũng Áng), also known as Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Corporation, FHS, Hung Nghiep Formosa steel plant, is a steel plant in Ky Anh Town, Hà Tĩnh, Vietnam that operates basic oxygen furnace (BOF), blast furnace (BF), and direct reduced iron (DRI) technology.

Location

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  • Location: Vung Ang Economic Zone, Ky Long Ward, Ky Anh Town, Ha Tinh Province, Vietnam
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 18.036333, 106.428271 (exact)

Background

Formosa Ha Tinh Steel plant was established in 2008.[1] The plant currently operates two 4,350 m3 blast furnaces and three 300 tonne basic oxygen furnaces.

In 2019, the company announced two expansion plans. Formosa Ha Tinh plans to invest in the construction of Blast Furnace No. 3 in the period 2021-2025 (including related auxiliary works systems), thereby increasing the total capacity to 10.4 mtpa. The company further plans to increase capacity to about 14.8 mtpa in the period 2026-2035 by constructing Blast Furnace No. 4 and auxiliary systems.[2]

In 2016, Formosa Ha Tinh Steel discharged toxic industrial waste illegally into the ocean through drainage pipes, causing deaths of 115 tons of fish long side the coast.[3] Formosa Ha Tinh Steel took full responsibility for the fish deaths in June 2016.[3]

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Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Announced date Construction date Start date Workforce size Power source Iron ore source Coal source
2008-04[4] 2008-07-06[5] 2008[6] 7500[7][8][9] 650 MW coal-fired power plant[10][11] Vietnam; Brazil; Australia; Ukraine; Rusia[11] Australia; Canada; Russia[11]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

State-owned entity status Parent company Parent company PermID Parent GEM entity ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner GEM entity ID
Partial China Steel Corp; Formosa Plastics Corp; JFE Holdings Inc 4295892116; 4295892087; 4295880726 E100001010146; E100000001015; E100000000643 Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Corp [100%][12] 5000952254 E100000003270 [100%]

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products ISO 14001 Main production equipment
semi-finished, finished rolled[13] wire rod, bar, bloom, billet, hot rolled coil, slab, non-skinpass[13][14] Expired[14] BF; DRI; BOF

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 Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
announced 14000[15][16] 14000[15][16]
operating 7500[17][18] 7500[17][18]

Table 5: Plant-level Crude Iron 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 Blast furnace capacity Sponge iron/DRI capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
announced 7800[17][8][19] – 7800[17][8][19]
operating 7000[17][8][14] 250[20] 7250[17][20][8][14]

Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

Sinter Coke
10000[21][14] 3000[11][14]

Table 7: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year BOF production Total (all routes)
2019 6500[22] 6500[22]
2020 6000[23] 6000[23]
2021 6500[23] 6500[23]
2022 6400[23] 6400[23]
2023 5700[24] 5700[24]

Table 8: Actual Plant-level Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year BF production Other/unknown iron production
2019 unknown unknown
2020 unknown unknown
2021 unknown unknown
2022 unknown unknown
2023 unknown –

Unit Details

Table 9: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Construction date Start date Furnace manufacturer and model Current size Current capacity (ttpa) Decarbonization technology
BF 1 operating[10][13][19][25] – 2012-12-02[26] 2017[27][28] CISDI CISDI-design blast furnace[29][29] 4350.0 m3[27][30][9] 3500[8][14][17] unknown
BF 2 operating[10][13][19][25] – 2013[27] 2018[31][28] CISDI CISDI-design blast furnace[29][29] 4350.0 m3[9][30][27] 3500[8][14][17] unknown
BF 3 announced[17] 2019[18] –[32] –[17][33] – – 3400[17][19] unknown
BF 4 announced[17] 2019[18] –[7] 2035[17] – – 4400[8][17][19] unknown

Table 10: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details

Unit name Status Construction date Start date Furnace manufacturer and model Furnace type Current capacity (ttpa)
DRI 1 operating[34] 2023-06-30[35] 2025[34] CISDI CISDI Rotary Hearth Furnace[35][35] hearth[34] 250[20]

Table 11: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Reductant Details

Unit name Current or initial reductant
DRI 1 coal (solid)[20]

Table 12: Basic Oxygen Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Start date Furnace manufacturer and model Current capacity (ttpa) Current size
unknown BOF (1) operating[36][37] – 2017[38][31] Steel Plantech[38] 2500[17][18] 300.0 tonnes[37]
unknown BOF (2) operating[36][37] – 2017[38][31] Steel Plantech[38] 2500[17][18] 300.0 tonnes[37]
unknown BOF (3) operating[36][37] – 2018[38][31] Steel Plantech[38] 2500[17][18] 300.0 tonnes[37]
unknown BOF (4) announced[17] 2019[18] –[33][19] – 7000[15][16] –[39][17]
unknown BOF (5) announced[17] 2019[18] 2035[19] – 7000[15][16] –[39][17]

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