JFE Bars & Shapes Himeji Works steel plant

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JFE Bars & Shapes Himeji Works steel plant (姫路製造所 (Japanese)), also known as JFE NKK Joukou, is an electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plant operating in Himeji, Kansai, Japan.

Location

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  • Location: 1280, Hosoe, Shikama-ku, Himeji-shi, Hyogo, 672-8064, Japan
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 34.784113, 134.658493 (exact)

Background

The Himeji works began operating in 2005.[1] The plant operates a 140 tonne Ecoarc EAF with an annual capacity of around 900 ttpa.[2][3]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant status Start date Workforce size
Operating[4] 2005[5] 217[6]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
JFE Holdings Inc [100.0%] 4295880726 [100%] E100001000178 [14.6%]; E100001000179 [5.5%] JFE Bars & Shapes Corp[7] 4298183819 E100001010145

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
semi-finished; finished rolled[6] shapes; flat bars; rebar; screw rebars; mechanical joint; anchor fitting[6] automotive; building and infrastructure; tools and machinery; transport[8] yes[9] EAF[10] 1 EAF (150 tonne)[10][11][12]

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.
Capacity operating status* Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
operating 900 TTPA[13][14][11] 900 TTPA[13][14][11]

Table 5: Actual Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year EAF Production Total (all routes)
2020 419 TTPA[15] 419 TTPA
2021 488 TTPA[16] 488 TTPA
2022 488 TTPA[17] 488 TTPA

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References

  1. "JFE Long steel Co. Ltd" (PDF). JFE Bars & Shapes. Retrieved 20 February 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Ecological and Economical Arc Furnace (ECOARC™) | Steel Plantech" (in 日本語). Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  3. "Regeneration: Leading for the Future" (PDF). JFE Bars & Shapes. Retrieved 20 February 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20220607142119/https://www.jfe-bs.co.jp/en/company/about/. Archived from the original on 07 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240119003919/https://www.jfe-bs.co.jp/en/files/JFE%20Bars%20_%20Shapes%20Corporation%20%28Japanese%29.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220111151928/http://www.jfe-bs.co.jp/english/company/outline.php. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20220112163118/http://www.jfe-bs.co.jp/english/company/branch.php. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. https://www.jfe-bs.co.jp/en/products/illustrations/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. https://web.archive.org/web/20211230085848/https://www.jfe-steel.co.jp/en/works/west/environment.html. Archived from the original on 30 December 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. 10.0 10.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220124090126/http://www.jfe-bs.co.jp/english/company/index.php. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240122192819/https://www.jfe-bs.co.jp/en/files/pamphlet_company_en.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. https://web.archive.org/web/20240122232720/https://docplayer.net/81702886-Steel-bars-for-concrete-reinforcement-by-jfe-bars-shapes-corporation.html. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. 13.0 13.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220129214913/https://www.reuters.com/article/jfesteel-idCNL3E7GV39C20110531. Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. 14.0 14.1 (PDF) https://www.jfe-bs.co.jp/en/files/ShapesFlat%20bars%20_%20Round%20bars.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. (PDF) https://www.jfe-holdings.co.jp/en/investor/library/group-report/2021/pdf/all_A4.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  16. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125052809/https://www.jfe-holdings.co.jp/en/investor/library/group-report/2022/pdf/all.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  17. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240122233041/https://www.jfe-holdings.co.jp/en/investor/library/group-report/2023/pdf/all_A4.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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