Hebei Xin Wu'an Steel Group Hongrong Iron and Steel Co Ltd

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Hebei Xin Wu'an Steel Group Hongrong Iron and Steel Co Ltd (河北新武安钢铁集团烘熔钢铁有限公司), also known as Wu'an Hongrong Steel Co., Ltd., is a blast furnace-basic oxygen furnace (BF-BOF) steel plant operating in Handan, Hebei, China.

Location

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  • Location: East of Yuanbao Mountain, Gu Village, Wu'an City, Handan City, Hebei Province
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 36.640411, 113.981172 (exact)

Background

Without obtaining relevant approval procedures, the company illegally started construction of a 1580m3 blast furnace at the end of 2021, involving a production capacity of 1.37 million tons. The blast furnace base will be basically completed in February 2022, and it is planned to be completed and put into operation in June 2022. The illegal project was removed.[1]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Phase Plant status Start date Pre-retirement announcement date Retired date Workforce size
Main plant Operating[2] 1984[2] 2399[3]
Closure Operating pre-retirement[4] 2021[4] 2023[4]
Expansion Cancelled[5] 2022[5]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Phase Parent company Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company GEM ID
Main plant Hebei Puyang Industrial Group Co Ltd [45.5%]; Xianghe Hongcheng New Energy Technology Co Ltd [27.6%]; Longxiang Group (Hong Kong) [24.5%]; other [2.4%] E100000123261 [73.1%]; E100000126000 [24.5%]; E100000001753 [2.4%] Hebei Xin Wu'an Steel Group Hongrong Iron and Steel Co., Ltd.[6] E100000126533

Table 3: Process and Products

Phase Steel product category Steel products ISO 14001 ISO 50001 Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
Main plant finished rolled[7] plates, bars, high-speed wires and other products[7] 2022-10-26 00:00:00[8] 2022-10-26 00:00:00[8] BF, BOF[9] 3 BOF (3x60-tonne)[9]
Closure finished rolled[7] plates, bars, high-speed wires and other products[7] BF, BOF[9] 3 BOF (3x60-tonne)[9]
Expansion finished rolled[7] plates, bars, high-speed wires and other products[7] BF[10] [10]

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

*Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Phase Capacity operating status* Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
Main plant operating
Closure operating pre-retirement 2250 TTPA[2][2][2] 2250 TTPA[2][2][2]
Expansion cancelled

Table 5: Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

*Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Phase Capacity operating status* Blast furnace capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
Main plant operating 1060 TTPA[2] 1060 TTPA[2]
Closure operating pre-retirement 670 TTPA[11] 670 TTPA[11]
Expansion cancelled 1370 TTPA[10] 1370 TTPA[10]

Table 6: Actual Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year BOF Production Total (all routes)
2020 15952 TTPA[12] 15952 TTPA[12]
2021 [12] [12]
2022

Table 7: Actual Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year BF Production Total (all routes)
2020 2326 TTPA[12] 2326 TTPA[12]
2021 [12] [12]
2022

Blast Furnace Details

Table 8: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Construction date Start date Retired date Current size Current capacity (ttpa) Decarbonization technology Most recent relining
2 operating pre-retirement[11] unknown unknown unknown 2023-10[11] 620 m³[9] 670[11] unknown unknown
unknown operating[13] unknown unknown 2012-11-22 00:00:00[14] 1260 m³[9] 1060[2] unknown unknown
unknown cancelled[5] unknown unknown unknown 2022[5] 1580 m³[10] 1370[10] unknown unknown

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