Nippon Kyushu Works (Oita Area, Oita) steel plant

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Nippon Kyushu Works (Oita Area, Oita) steel plant (九州製鉄所大分地区(大分), 九州制铁所大分地区(大分)), also known as Kyushu Works (Oita Area), Oita Works (Oita Area), is a steel plant in Oita, Japan that operates basic oxygen furnace (BOF) and blast furnace (BF) technology.

Location

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  • Location: 1 Oaza-Nishinosu, Oita City, Oita Pref. 870-0992, Japan
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 33.260829, 131.645527 (exact)

Background

The Oita Works (Oita Area) was founded in 1971.[1] The plant currently operates two blast furnaces and three basic oxygen furnaces.[2]

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Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Announced date Start date Workforce size Power source Iron ore source Coal source
1961[3] 1971-06[3][4] 2083[5] CPP, also provides power generated via by-product gas, coal, and bio-mass to Kyushu Electric Power[6] Imported from Australia, Brazil and India[7] Australia and Canada[8]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent GEM entity ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner GEM entity ID
Nippon Steel Corp [100.0%] 4295877313 [100.0%] E100000000652 [100.0%] Nippon Steel Corp [100%][3] 4295877313 E100000000652 [100%]

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 ISO 50001 Responsible steel Main production equipment
semi-finished, finished rolled[9] sheet, plate[9] automotive, building and infrastructure, tools and machinery[9] yes[10] unknown[10] unknown BF; BOF

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

1Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status1 Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
operating 9999[11] 9999[11]

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

1Please 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 10564[12] 10564[12]

Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

Sinter Coke Pellets
7358[13] >0[14] NF

Table 7: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year BOF production Total (all routes)
2019 8753[6] 8753[6]
2020 8391[15] 8391[15]
2021 8969[16] 8969[16]
2022 8607[17] 8607[17]
2023 8620[18] 8620[18]
2024 8350[19] 8350[19]
2025 unknown –

Table 8: Actual Plant-level Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year BF production Other/unknown iron production
2019 unknown unknown
2020 unknown unknown
2021 unknown unknown
2022 unknown unknown
2023 unknown unknown
2024 unknown –
2025 unknown –

Unit Details

Table 9: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name Status Start date Current size Current capacity (ttpa) Decarbonization technology Most recent relining
BF 1 operating[20] 1972[21][22] 5775.0 m3[6][4] 5282[12] unknown 2009-08[23]
BF 2 operating[20] 1976[24][25] 5775.0 m3[6][4] 5282[12] unknown 2004-05[23]

Table 10: Basic Oxygen Furnace Details

Unit name Status Start date Furnace manufacturer and model Current capacity (ttpa) Current size
unknown BOF (1) operating[17] 2002[11] MURC process[11] 3333[11] 410.0 tonnes[6][4]
unknown BOF (2) operating[17] 2002[11] MURC process[11] 3333[11] 410.0 tonnes[6][4]
unknown BOF (3) operating[17] 2002[11] MURC Process[11] 3333[11] 410.0 tonnes[6][4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Basic Facts About Nippon Steel" (PDF). Nippon Steel. 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ↑ "Integrated Report 2021" (PDF). Nippon Steel. 2021. Retrieved 2022-03-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20210416165100/https://www.nipponsteel.com/works/kyushu/oita/about/history.html. Archived from the original on 2021-04-16. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220130014556/https://www.nipponsteel.com/en/ir/library/pdf/nsc_en_ir_2021_a3.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-01-30. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ https://www.nipponsteel.com/en/factbook/2022/09-01.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20200614234628/https://www.nipponsteel.com/en/ir/library/pdf/factbook2019_all.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-06-14. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240124203736/https://www.nipponsteel.com/en/factbook/2023/11-06.html. Archived from the original on 2024-01-24. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ "Raw Materials and Fuel". www.nipponsteel.com. Archived from the original on 2025-01-07. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20210512085220/https://www.nipponsteel.com/works/kyushu/oita/about/outline.html. Archived from the original on 2021-05-12. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220318085207/https://www.nipponsteel.com/works/kyushu/oita/iso/index.html. Archived from the original on 2022-03-18. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ↑ 11.00 11.01 11.02 11.03 11.04 11.05 11.06 11.07 11.08 11.09 11.10 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210919103125/https://www.nipponsteel.com/en/tech/report/nsc/pdf/104-14.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-09-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220722183713/https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/chemistry/blast-furnace. Archived from the original on 2022-07-22. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ↑ (PDF) https://www.nipponsteel.com/en/tech/report/nsc/pdf/n9405.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220704132048/https://www.nipponsteel.com/en/tech/report/pdf/123-21.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-07-04. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220318092755/https://www.nipponsteel.com/en/factbook/11-04.html. Archived from the original on 2022-03-18. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 https://www.nipponsteel.com/en/factbook/2022/11-04.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20240123003258/https://www.nipponsteel.com/en/factbook/2023/11-04.html. Archived from the original on 2024-01-23. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 "Outline of the Manufacturing Base". www.nipponsteel.com. Archived from the original on 2025-01-07. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 "株主・投資家情報". www.nipponsteel.com. Archived from the original on 2026-01-24. Retrieved 2026-01-06. {{cite web}}: Text "日本製鉄株式会社" ignored (help)
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 "Interests in raw materials" (PDF). 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-25. Retrieved 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  21. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20200509232817/https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/isijinternational1966/16/10/16_569/_pdf. Archived from the original on 2020-05-09. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  22. ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240124204024/https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/BF03355788.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-24. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 (PDF) https://www.nipponsteel.com/en/ir/library/pdf/factbook2019_all.pdf https://www.eng.nipponsteel.com/english/whoweare/r_and_d/reports/pdf/vol08-03e.pdf, https://www.nipponsteel.com/en/ir/library/pdf/factbook2019_all.pdf. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  24. ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240124204039/https://www.city.oita.oita.jp/o029/shisejoho/annai/shiseiyoran/documents/shiseiyouran2023english.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-24. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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