Godo Steel Funabashi Works
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Godo Steel Funabashi Works (合同製鐵株式会社船橋製造所) is a steel plant in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan:
- Location: 2-1, Minamikaijin 2-chome, Funabashi, Chiba pref. 273-0023, Japan
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 35.697541, 139.964104 (exact)
Background
The Godo Steel Funabashi Works is one of three main plants operated by Godo Steel; the other two are Godo Steel Himeji Works and Godo Steel Osaka Works. In 1991, Godo Steel merged with Funabashi Seiko Co.,Ltd. to integrate steel production bases into three: Osaka, Himeji and Funabashi Works.[1]
The Funabashi works is currently applying for the EcoLeaf environmental label.[2]
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Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Workforce size | Power source | Iron ore source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975[3][4] | 241[5] | unknown | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Godo Steel Ltd [100.0%] | 4295877613 [100.0%] | E100000130709 [100.0%] | Godo Steel Ltd [100%][5] | 4295877613 | E100000130709 [100%] |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | ISO 14001 | ISO 50001 | Responsible steel | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| semi-finished, finished rolled[6] | shapes, wire rod, rail, rebar, bar[6] | 2024-06-12[7] | unknown[8] | 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 | 700[9] | 700[9] |
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 | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2020 | 637[10] | –[10] | 637[10] |
| 2021 | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2022 | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2023 | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2024 | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2025 | unknown | unknown | – |
Unit Details
Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Start date | Current capacity (ttpa) | Current size (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | operating[11] | 1975[3] | 700[9] | 100.0[11] |
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[6] | >0[6][3] | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | >0[6][3] |
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References
- ↑ "godo steel,ltd". godo steel,ltd. (in 日本語). Retrieved 2024-02-23.
- ↑ "2023年度決算説明資料" (PDF). Godo Steel. 2024-05-13. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 (PDF) https://www.godo-steel.co.jp/gotetsu-cinema/pdf/funabashiworks.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.godo-steel.co.jp/company/enkaku/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125055025/https://www.godo-steel.co.jp/en/company/index.html. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20151101133328/http://www.godo-steel.co.jp:80/en/company/process.html. Archived from the original on 2015-11-01.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.godo-steel.co.jp/sustainability/funabashi/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210120230321/https://www.godo-steel.co.jp/en/iso/index.html. Archived from the original on 2021-01-20.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240126190558/https://www.linde-gas.com/en/images/CoJet_EAF_Customer_List_Jan_2021_R1_tcm17-636945.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-26.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 (PDF) https://contents.xj-storage.jp/xcontents/AS01941/66d4df2c/59ee/4bc4/95d9/161fc126b18b/20211115140533695s.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220119163821/https://www.godo-steel.co.jp/company/factory_funabashi.html. Archived from the original on 2022-01-19.
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