WISCO Group Kunming Steel Co Ltd New District Branch

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WISCO Group Kunming Steel Co Ltd New District Branch (武钢集团昆明钢铁股份有限公司新区分公司) is a blast furnace-basic oxygen furnace (BF-BOF) steel plant operating in Kunming, Yunnan, China.

Location

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  • Location: Caopu Town, Anning City, Kunming City, Yunnan Province
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 24.953261, 102.378082 (exact)

Background

WISCO Group Kunming Steel Co., Ltd. relocated the steel production capacity of Anning Headquarters to Caopu Kungang New Area of ​​Anning Industrial Park, built one 2500m³ blast furnace, two 120-tonne basic oxygen furnaces (BOF). It was put into production by the end of February 2022.[1][2]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant status Start date
Operating[3][4][5] 2022[3]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
WISCO Group Kunming Steel Co., Ltd.[6] 4297293647 E100001012225

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
finished rolled[7] bar, wire, hot-rolled strip, cold-rolled strip, galvanized sheet, color-coated sheet, welded steel pipe and cold-formed steel, hot-rolled profile[7] BF, BOF[8] 2 BOF (2x120-tonne)[8]

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 2800 TTPA[9][10][9][10] 2800 TTPA[9][10][9][10]

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 2130 TTPA[9] 2130 TTPA[9]

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

Year BOF Production Total (all routes)
2020 6482 TTPA[11][12] 6482 TTPA[11][12]
2021
2022

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

Year BF Production Total (all routes)
2020 6181 TTPA[11][12] 6181 TTPA[11][12]
2021
2022

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
unknown operating[5] unknown unknown 2022-02-01 00:00:00[5] 2500 m³[10] 2130[9] unknown 2023-09-19[13]

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References

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  2. 新区二号高炉点火 开启昆钢绿色发展新篇章,新华网,2022-3-1
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