Guangshui Huaxin Metallurgical Industry Co Ltd (广水华鑫冶金工业有限公司), also known as Guangshui Huaxin Smelt Industry Co., Ltd., is a steel plant in Suizhou, Hubei, China that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) and blast furnace (BF) technology.
Location The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Suizhou, Hubei, China:
Location: Metallurgical Industrial Park, Yangzhai Town, Guangshui City, Suizhou City, Hubei ProvinceCoordinates (WGS 84 ): 31.50221, 114.008142 (exact)Background The company is the only steel enterprise in North Hubei region that possesses a blast furnace for iron smelting and a dedicated railway line.[ 1]
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Plant Details Table 1: General Plant DetailsTable 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
Parent company
Parent company PermID
Parent GEM entity ID
Owner
Owner company PermID
Owner GEM entity ID
Fujian Shangkun Investment Co Ltd [62.5%]; Fujian Kangye Investment Co Ltd [37.5%]
unknown [62.5%]; unknown [37.5%]
E100000128562 [62.5%]; E100000128563 [37.5%]
Guangshui Huaxin Smelt Industry Co Ltd [100%][ 6]
unknown
E100000127295 [100%]
Table 3: Process and ProductsTable 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)
operating
869[ 9] [ 10]
869[ 9] [ 10]
Table 5: Plant-level Crude Iron 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
Blast furnace capacity
Nominal iron capacity (total)
operating
730[ 11]
730[ 11]
Table 6: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
Year
EAF production
2019
unknown
2020
unknown
2021
unknown
2022
unknown
2023
unknown
2024
unknown
Table 7: Actual Plant-level Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
Year
BF production
2019
unknown
2020
unknown
2021
unknown
2022
unknown
2023
unknown
Unit Details Table 8: Blast Furnace Details
Unit name
Status
Start date
Current size
Current capacity (ttpa)
Decarbonization technology
unknown BF (1)
operating[ 12] [ 13]
2013[ 10]
630.0 m3[ 13]
730[ 11]
unknown
Table 9: Electric Arc Furnace Details
Unit name
Status
Construction date
Start date
Current capacity (ttpa)
Current size (tonnes)
unknown EAF (1)
operating[ 12]
2011[ 10]
2013[ 10]
500[ 10]
70.0[ 10]
unknown EAF (2)
operating[ 12]
–
–
369[ 9]
45.0[ 13]
Table 10: 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[ 14]
>0[ 14]
unknown
unknown
unknown
>0[ 15]
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown EAF (2)
yes[ 14]
>0[ 14]
unknown
unknown
unknown
>0[ 15]
unknown
unknown
unknown
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