JFE West Japan Works (Fukuyama) steel plant

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JFE West Japan Works (Fukuyama) steel plant (西日本製鉄所 福山地区), also known as JFE - NKK Fukuyama, is a steel plant in Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan that operates basic oxygen furnace (BOF), blast furnace (BF), and direct reduced iron (DRI) technology.

Location

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  • Location: 1 Kokan-cho, Fukuyama-shi, Hiroshima Pref. 721-8510 Japan
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 34.465222, 133.431205 (exact)

Background

The Fukuyama Works was established in October 1965.[1]

JFE Steel announced that it had achieved a fuel consumption reduction effect of approximately 5% and a CO2 emission reduction effect of 6600 t/y at the coke ovens at West Japan Works (Fukuyama) by applying a “Combustion optimization technology for individual spaces in coke ovens” based on equipment design utilizing digital twin technology.[2]

Starting in FY2030 and beyond, blast furnaces 5, 4, and 3 are expected to undergo refurbishment.[3]

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Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date Workforce size Power source Iron ore source Coal source
1965[4] 5730[5] unknown Australia, Brazil and India[6] unknown

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent GEM entity ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner GEM entity ID
JFE Holdings Inc [100.0%] 4295880726 [100.0%] E100000000643 [100.0%] JFE Steel Corp [100%][7] 4295877328 E100000003335 [100%]

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 ISO 50001 Responsible steel Main production equipment
semi-finished, finished rolled[8] wire rod, rail, sheet, plate, coated, bar, pipe, piling, profile[8] automotive, building and infrastructure, energy, steel packaging, tools and machinery, transport[8] yes[9][10] unknown[11] unknown BF; DRI; 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)
operating 13002[12] 13002[12]

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 Sponge iron/DRI capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
operating 8895[13][14] 190[15] 9085[13][14][15]
operating pre-retirement 4543[13][14] – 4543[13][14]

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

Ferronickel Sinter Coke Pellets
NF[8] >0[8] 720[16] NF[8]

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

Year BOF production Total (all routes)
2019 11571[17] 11571[17]
2020 9658[18] 9658[18]
2021 11144[4] 11144[4]
2022 11330[19] 11330[19]
2023 11330[20] 11330[20]
2024 11144[21] 11144[21]
2025 unknown –

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

Year BF production Other/unknown iron production
2019 unknown unknown
2020 unknown unknown
2021 unknown unknown
2022 unknown unknown
2023 unknown unknown
2024 unknown unknown
2025 unknown unknown

Unit Details

Table 9: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name Status Construction date Start date Retired date Furnace manufacturer and model Current size Current capacity (ttpa) Decarbonization technology Most recent relining
BF 3 operating[22] 1970[23] – – Shimizu Kalugin Shaftless Stove (KSS)[23][24] 4300.0 m3[22][25] 3875[14][13] unknown 2011-05-14[26]
BF 4 operating pre-retirement[27] – 1971[28] 2027[29][30] Kalugin Shaftless Stove (KSS)[24] 5000.0 m3[22] 4543[14][13] unknown 2020-09[31]
BF 5 operating[22] – 1973[32] – – 5500.0 m3[22] 5020[14][13] unknown 2005-03[33]

Table 10: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details

Unit name Status Start date Furnace manufacturer and model Furnace type Current capacity (ttpa)
DRI 1 operating[15] 2009[15] Kobelco and Midrex Technologies FASTMET[15][15] hearth[15] 190[15]

Table 11: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Reductant Details

Unit name Current or initial reductant
DRI 1 coal (solid)[15]

Table 12: Basic Oxygen Furnace Details

Unit name Status Start date Retired date Current capacity (ttpa) Current size
unknown BOF (1) operating[34] – – 2085[12] 250.0 tonnes[16][33][35][13]
unknown BOF (2) operating[34] – – 2085[12] 250.0 tonnes[16][33][35][13]
unknown BOF (3) operating[34] 2009[35] – 2944[12] 353.0 tonnes[16][33][35][13]
unknown BOF (4) operating[34] 2014[35] 2027-04[36] 2944[12] 353.0 tonnes[16][33][35][13]
unknown BOF (5) operating[34] 2015[35] – 2944[12] 353.0 tonnes[16][33][35][13]

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References

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