Kyoei Steel Yamaguchi Division (Yamaguchi)

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Kyoei Steel Yamaguchi Division (Yamaguchi) is an electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plant operating in Yamaguchi, Chūgoku, Japan.

Location

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  • Location: 6289-18 Onoda, Sanyo-Onoda City, Yamaguchi 756-0817 Japan
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 33.976513, 131.173031 (exact)

Background

Kyoei Iron Ltd was established in 1947. The name of the company was changed to Kyoei Steel Ltd in 1948. In 1972, Yamaguchi Kyoei Industries Ltd. (now Yamaguchi Division) was established in Onoda City (now Sanyo Onoda City), Yamaguchi Prefecture.[1] The plant operates a 50 ton AC electric arc furnace.[2]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant status Start date Workforce size
Operating[3] 1972[4] 158[5]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Kyoei Steel Ltd [100%] 4295875990 [100%] E100000130707 Kyoei Steel Ltd[3] 4295875990 E100000130707

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
finished rolled[6] Deformed bars, structural round bars, flat bars, I bars, equal angle bars[6] building and infrastructure[6] yes[5] EAF[6] 1 EAF (50-tonne)[6]

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 575 TTPA[6][7] 575 TTPA[6][7]

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

Year EAF Production Total (all routes)
2020 347 TTPA[8] 347 TTPA
2021 348 TTPA[8] 348 TTPA
2022 334 TTPA[8] 334 TTPA

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References

  1. "History | Company Information | KYOEI STEEL LTD". www.kyoeisteel.co.jp. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
  2. "Yamaguchi Division | Head Office / Office Information | Company Information | KYOEI STEEL LTD". www.kyoeisteel.co.jp. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125054926/https://www.kyoeisteel.co.jp/en/company/overview.html. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20220114112704/https://www.kyoeisteel.co.jp/en/company/history.html. Archived from the original on 14 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 (PDF) https://www.kyoeisteel.co.jp/en/ir/library/annual_report/main/06/teaserItems2/0/link/kyoeisteelreport2022(EN)_spread.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20220119164024/https://www.kyoeisteel.co.jp/en/company/office/yamaguchi.html. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20201031132803/https://www.amm.com/Magazine/2507295/Dateline/Why-Japans-EF-contingent-is-in-no-rush-to-consolidate.html. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240126000019/https://www.kyoeisteel.co.jp/en/ir/library/annual_report/main/06/teaserItems2/0/link/kyoeisteelintegratedreport2023_1%2528EN%2529_spread.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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