JFE West Japan Works (Fukuyama) steel plant

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JFE West Japan Works (Fukuyama) steel plant, also known as JFE - NKK Fukuyama, is a blast furnace-basic oxygen furnace (BF-BOF) steel plant operating in Fukuyama, Chūgoku, Japan.

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]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant status Start date Workforce size
Operating[2] 1965[3] 5730[4]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
JFE Holdings Inc [100.0%] 4295880726 [100%] E100001000178 [14.6%]; E100001000179 [5.5%] JFE Steel Corp[5] 4295877328 E100000003335

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
semi-finished; finished rolled[6] hot rolled sheets, cold rolled sheets, coated sheets, electrical sheets, plates, sheet piles, H-profile, rails, bars, wire rods, UOE pipes[6] automotive; building and infrastructure; energy; steel packaging; tools and machinery; transport[6] yes[7][8] BF, BOF[9] 2 coking plants (#3 and unknown); 2 sinter plants (#4 and #5); 3 BF; 2 BOF[10][11][12][13]

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 13000 TTPA[14][14][14][14][14] 13000 TTPA[14][14][14][14][14]

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 13438 TTPA[15][12][15][12][15][12] 13438 TTPA[15][12][15][12][15][12]

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

Sinter Coke
>0 TTPA[6] 720 TTPA[11]

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

Year BOF Production Total (all routes)
2020 8817 TTPA[16] 8817 TTPA
2021 10174 TTPA[3] 10174 TTPA
2022 10174 TTPA[17] 10174 TTPA

Blast Furnace Details

Table 8: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Construction date Start date Furnace manufacturer and model Current size Current capacity (ttpa) Decarbonization technology Most recent relining
3 operating[18] unknown unknown unknown Kalugin Shaftless Stove (KSS)[19] 4300 m³[18][20] 3875[15][12] unknown 2011-05[10]
4 operating[18] unknown unknown 1971[21] Kalugin Shaftless Stove (KSS)[19] 5000 m³[18] 4543[15][12] unknown 2011-05-14[20]
5 operating[18] unknown unknown 1973[22] 5500 m³[18] 5020[15][12] unknown 2005-03[10]

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References

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