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 blast furnace (BF) and basic oxygen furnace (BOF) 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.[1]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date Retired date
2012-04-23[2] 2022-01-06[3]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
WISCO Group Kunming Steel Co Ltd [100.0%] unknown [100.0%] E100001012225 [100.0%] WISCO Group Kunming Steel Co Ltd [100%][4] unknown E100001012225 [100%]

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products ISO 14001 ISO 50001 Responsible steel Main production equipment
finished rolled[5] sheet, strip, coated, pipe, bar, hot rolled, wire, profile[5] 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[6] 2550[6]

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[7] 1700[7]

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

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

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[8] 2022-01-06[8] 2000.0 m3[9] 1700[7] unknown 2021-04-15[10]

Table 10: Basic Oxygen Furnace Details

Unit name Status Retired date Current capacity (ttpa) Current size
unknown BOF (1) retired[8] 2022-01-06[3] 850[6] 50.0 tonnes[9]
unknown BOF (2) retired[8] 2022-01-06[3] 850[6] 50.0 tonnes[9]
unknown BOF (3) retired[8] 2022-01-06[3] 850[6] 50.0 tonnes[9]

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References

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