VAS Nghi Son Cast Iron and Steel plant

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VAS Nghi Son Cast Iron and Steel plant (Công Ty Cổ Phần Gang Thép Nghi Sơn) is a steel plant in Nghi Son Town, Thanh Hóa, Vietnam that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) and induction furnace (IF) technology.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Nghi Son Town, Thanh Hóa, Vietnam:

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• Location: Nghi Son Economic Zone, Thanh Hoa Province, Vietnam
• Coordinates (WGS 84): 19.326924, 105.777449 (exact)

Background

VAS Group was established in 1998. The VAS Nghi Son Cast Iron and Steel plant was established in 2018. Being the youngest but the largest scale plant, VAS Nghi Son plant with a capacity of 3150 ttpa.

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Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date	Workforce size
2018	4000

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company	Parent company PermID	Parent GEM entity ID	Owner	Owner company PermID	Owner GEM entity ID
Vietnam Advance Sprint Group JSC [100.0%]	unknown [100.0%]	E100000131144 [100.0%]	Nghi Son VAS Group JSC [100%]	unknown	E100000131128 [100%]

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category	Steel products	ISO 14001	ISO 50001	Main production equipment
semi-finished, finished rolled	billet, wire rod, rebar	yes	unknown	IF; EAF

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	Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity	Induction furnace steelmaking capacity	Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
operating	1000	2150	3150

Table 5: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

Ferronickel	Sinter	Coke	Pellets
NF	NF	NF	NF

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

Year	EAF production	Other/unknown steel production
2019	unknown	unknown
2020	unknown	unknown
2021	unknown	unknown
2022	unknown	unknown
2023	unknown	unknown

Unit Details

Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name	Status	Start date	Furnace manufacturer and model	Current capacity (ttpa)	Current size (tonnes)
unknown EAF (1)	operating	2013	Tenova Consteel	1000	120.0

Table 8: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details

Unit name	Scrap-based	% scrap	% DRI	% HBI	% sponge iron (unknown if DRI or HBI)	% basic/merchant pig iron	% granulated pig iron	% pig iron (unknown if basic/merchant or granulated)	% other iron
unknown EAF (1)	yes	>0	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown

Table 9: Induction Furnace Details

Unit name	Status	Furnace manufacturer and model	Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown IF (1)	operating	Danieli	2150

Table 10: Induction Furnace Feedstock Details

Unit name	Scrap-based	% scrap	% DRI	% HBI	% sponge iron (unknown if DRI or HBI)	% basic/merchant pig iron	% granulated pig iron	% pig iron (unknown if basic/merchant or granulated)	% other iron
unknown IF (1)	yes	>0	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown

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Resources

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