Pingxiang Pinggang Anyuan Iron & Steel Co Ltd

From Global Energy Monitor

Pingxiang Pinggang Anyuan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. (萍乡萍钢安源钢铁有限公司), also known as Pingxiang Iron & Steel and PXSteel Anyuan is a 2650 thousand tonnes per annum (TTPA) blast furnace (BF) and basic oxygen furnace (BOF) steel plant operating in Pingxiang, Jiangxi, China.

Location

The map below shows the location of the steel plant in Pingxiang, Jiangxi, China.

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  • Location: East District, High-tech Industrial Park, Pingxiang Economic Development Zone, Pingxiang City, Jiangxi Province[1]
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 27.645550, 113.902126 (exact)

Background

The company was fined more than 19 million RMB for improper solid waste management, leading to illegal stacking of gas ash, causing thallium pollution across provinces in Jiangxi and Hunan. This pollution also resulted in elevated thallium concentrations in the drinking water source section within the boundaries of Liling City in Hunan province.[2]


Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant status Start date Workforce size
operating[1] 1954[3] 7286[1]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Owner Owner company PermID
Liaoning Fangda Group Industrial Co., Ltd. [61.4%]; Other [38.6%][1] 5000005748 [61.4%]; GEM0000000 [38.6%] Pingxiang Pinggang Anyuan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.[1] 5082059112

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
finished rolled[3] steel bars, high-speed wire rods, small products, medium-thick plates[3] building and infrastructure; transport[4] yes[5] blast furnace (BF) and basic oxygen furnace (BOF)[6] 3 BOF ( 2x50-tonne, 1x60-tonne)[6]

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

Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
2650 TTPA[7] 2650 TTPA

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

Blast furnace capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
2690 TTPA[7] 2690 TTPA


Blast Furnace Details

Table 6: Blast Furnace Details:

Unit name Status Start date Current size Current capacity
2 operating[8] March 2004[8] 450 m³[6] 588 TTPA[9]
unknown operating[8] 450 m³[6] 521 TTPA[4]
4 operating[10] 450 m³[6] 521 TTPA[4]
unknown operating[8] November 2010[8] 1080 m³[6] 1060 TTPA[11]

Articles and Resources

Additional data

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