Nippon Setouchi Works (Hirohata Area) steel plant

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Nippon Setouchi Works (Hirohata Area) steel plant is a basic oxygen furnace (BOF) steel plant operating in Himeji, Kansai, Japan.

Location

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  • Location: 1 Fuji-cho, Hirohata-ku, Himeji City, Hyogo Pref. 671-1188, Japan
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 34.786879, 134.625301 (exact)

Background

The Nippon Setouchi Works (Hirohata Area) steel plant began operating in 1939.[1] It previously had 3 basic oxygen furnaces, but they were shut down.[1] A 2300 ttpa electric arc furnace expansion is in the works, with a completion date of 2022.[1]

In 2023, the company announced another EAF addition to the plant. The details of the same are not known.[2]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Phase Plant status Announced date Construction date Start date Pre-retirement announcement date Workforce size Power source Iron ore source
Main plant Operating[3] 1939[4] 1351[5] in-plant power generation, also provides power generated via coal to Kansai Electric Power[6] Imported from Australia, Brazil and India[7]
Closure Operating pre-retirement[8] 2019[9]
Expansion Operating[10] 2019-11[11] 2022[11] 2022[10] in-plant power generation, also provides power generated via coal to Kansai Electric Power[6]
Expansion Announced[12] 2023-05-11[12]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Phase Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Main plant Nippon Steel Corp [100%] 4295877313 [100%] E100001000178 [15%] Nippon Steel Corp[13] 4295877313 E100000000652

Table 3: Process and Products

Phase Steel product category Steel products ISO 14001 Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
Main plant semi-finished; finished rolled[14] sheets[14] yes[15] BOF[4][3] 3 BOF (200-tonne; 100-tonne; 120-tonne)[3]
Closure semi-finished; finished rolled[14] sheets[14] BOF[9] 3 BOF (200-tonne; 100-tonne; 120-tonne)[11]
Expansion semi-finished; finished rolled[14] sheets[14] EAF[4] 1 EAF (200-tonne)[4][6]
Expansion semi-finished; finished rolled[14] sheets[14] EAF[12] 1 EAF[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.
Phase Capacity operating status* Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
Main plant operating
Closure operating pre-retirement 2816 TTPA[4][4][4] 2816 TTPA[4][4][4]
Expansion operating 720 TTPA[16][17][18] 720 TTPA[16][17][18]
Expansion announced >0 TTPA[12] >0 TTPA[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.
Phase Capacity operating status*
Main plant operating
Closure operating pre-retirement
Expansion operating
Expansion announced

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

Year EAF Production Total (all routes)
2020 505 TTPA[3] 505 TTPA
2021 529 TTPA[19] 529 TTPA
2022 464 TTPA[20] 464 TTPA

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References

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  2. "Japan's Nippon Steel pursues EAF projects". Argus Media. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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