WISCO Group Kunming Steel Co Ltd Anning Branch

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WISCO Group Kunming Steel Co Ltd Anning Branch (武钢集团昆明钢铁股份有限公司安宁分公司) is a steel plant in Aning, Kunming, Yunnan, China that operates basic oxygen furnace (BOF) and blast furnace (BF) technology.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Aning, Kunming, Yunnan, China:

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• Location: Jixin Highway
• Coordinates (WGS 84): 24.947687, 102.367394 (exact)

Background

In September 2021, the Anning Headquarters ceased production permanently and gradually moved to Caopu New District.

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Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date	Retired date
2012-04-23	2022-01-06

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company	Parent company PermID	Parent GEM entity ID	Owner	Owner company PermID	Owner GEM entity ID
WISCO Group Kunming Steel Co Ltd [100.0%]	unknown [100.0%]	E100001012225 [100.0%]	WISCO Group Kunming Steel Co Ltd [100%]	unknown	E100001012225 [100%]

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category	Steel products	ISO 14001	ISO 50001	Responsible steel	Main production equipment
finished rolled	sheet, strip, coated, pipe, bar, hot rolled, wire, profile	unknown	unknown	unknown	BF; BOF

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	Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity	Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
retired	2550	2550

Table 5: Plant-level Crude Iron 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	Blast furnace capacity	Nominal iron capacity (total)
retired	1700	1700

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

Ferronickel	Sinter	Coke	Pellets
NF	NF	NF	NF

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

Year	BOF production	Other/unknown steel production
2019	unknown	unknown
2020	unknown	unknown
2021	unknown	unknown
2022	unknown	unknown
2023	unknown	unknown
2024	unknown	unknown

Table 8: Actual Plant-level Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year	BF production	DRI production	Other/unknown iron production
2019	unknown	unknown	unknown
2020	unknown	–	unknown
2021	unknown	–	unknown
2022	unknown	–	unknown
2023	unknown	–	unknown
2024	unknown	–	unknown

Unit Details

Table 9: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name	Status	Retired date	Current size	Current capacity (ttpa)	Decarbonization technology	Most recent relining
BF 6	retired	2022-01-06	2000.0 m3	1700	unknown	2021-04-15

Table 10: Basic Oxygen Furnace Details

Unit name	Status	Retired date	Current capacity (ttpa)	Current size
unknown BOF (1)	retired	2022-01-06	850	50.0 tonnes
unknown BOF (2)	retired	2022-01-06	850	50.0 tonnes
unknown BOF (3)	retired	2022-01-06	850	50.0 tonnes

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Resources

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