Nippon East Japan Works (Nagoya) steel plant

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Nippon East Japan Works (Nagoya) steel plant (东日本名古屋制铁所 (Chinese); 東日本名古屋製鉄所 (Japanese)), also known as Nagoya Works, is a blast furnace-basic oxygen furnace (BF-BOF) steel plant operating in Tokai, Chūbu, Japan.

Location

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  • Location: 5-3, Tokaimachi, Tokai City, Aichi Pref. 476-8686, Japan
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 35.027575, 136.870552 (exact)

Background

The Nagoya Works was founded in 1958.[1] The plant began operations in 1961.[2] The plant currently operates two blast furnaces.[1][2]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant status Start date Workforce size Iron ore source
Operating[3] 1961[4] 3183[5] Imported from Australia, Brazil and India[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
Nippon Steel Corp [100%] 4295877313 [100%] E100001000178 [15%] Nippon Steel Corp[7] 4295877313 E100000000652

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[8] thin plates, thick plates, steel pipes, cast iron[8] automotive; building and infrastructure; energy; tools and machinery[8][4] yes[9] BF, BOF[10] coking plant (plant #3; refurbished 2021H1); 2 BF; 6 BOF (3x160-tonne BOF, 3x270-tonne BOF)[10][11]

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* Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
operating 6000 TTPA[4][12][4][12][4][12][4][12][4][12][4][12] 6000 TTPA[4][12][4][12][4][12][4][12][4][12][4][12]

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.
Capacity operating status* Blast furnace capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
operating 9465 TTPA[13][10][14] 9465 TTPA[13][10][14]

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

Sinter Coke
>0 TTPA[15] 800 TTPA[10]

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

Year BOF Production Total (all routes)
2020 5569 TTPA[16] 5569 TTPA
2021 5657 TTPA[17] 5657 TTPA
2022 4647 TTPA[18] 4647 TTPA

Blast Furnace Details

Table 8: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Construction date Start date Current size Current capacity (ttpa) Decarbonization technology Most recent relining
1 operating[4] unknown unknown 1984[19] 5443 m³[10] 4965[13][10] unknown 2007-04[20][21]
3 operating[4] unknown unknown 1969[22] 4425 m³[23] 4500[14] unknown 2022-06[4][24]

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References

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