Xinyu Iron and Steel Group Co Ltd (江西新余钢铁总厂, 新余钢铁集团有限公司, 新余钢铁厂, 新余钢铁有限责任公司), also known as Xinyu Iron and Steel Co., Ltd., Xinyu Iron and Steel Plant, China Baowu Steel Group, Jiangxi Xinyu Iron and Steel General Plant, is a steel plant in Yushui, Xinyu, Jiangxi, China that operates electric arc furnace (EAF), basic oxygen furnace (BOF), and blast furnace (BF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Yushui, Xinyu, Jiangxi, China:
Location: Yejin Road
Coordinates (WGS 84 ): 27.786859, 114.921595 (exact)
Background
The plant's parent company, Jiangxi Foreign Trade Asset Operation Co., Ltd., is 100% owned by Jiangxi Province State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission.
According to the announcement of the capacity replacement plan, the company plans to build a 130-ton electric arc furnace, which is expected to be put into operation in 2024.[ 1] According to the capacity replacement plan announced on February 10, 2023, the company plans to build two blast furnaces of 2610 cubic meters, which are expected to be put into operation in December 2025.[ 2]
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Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
State-owned entity status
Parent company
Parent company PermID
Parent GEM entity ID
Owner
Owner company PermID
Owner GEM entity ID
Partial
Xinyu Iron & Steel Corp Ltd [100.0%]
4295865364 [100.0%]
E100000123215 [100.0%]
Xinyu Iron & Steel Corp Ltd [100%][ 5]
4295865364
E100000123215 [100%]
Table 3: Process and Products
Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
1 Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status1
Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity
Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity
Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
operating
10001[ 8]
1000[ 9]
11001[ 8] [ 9]
retired
–
1000[ 9]
1000[ 9]
Table 5: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
1 Please 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)
announced
4364[ 10]
4364[ 10]
operating
4200[ 11]
4200[ 11]
operating pre-retirement
4800[ 10]
4800[ 10]
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
Total (all routes)
2019
9472[ 12]
–[ 12]
9472[ 12]
2020
9886[ 13]
–[ 13]
9886[ 13]
2021
unknown[ 14]
unknown[ 14]
–[ 14]
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
Other/unknown iron production
Total (all routes)
2019
9156[ 12]
–[ 12]
9156[ 12]
2020
9117[ 13]
–[ 13]
9117[ 13]
2021
unknown[ 14] [ 15]
unknown[ 14] [ 15]
–[ 14] [ 15]
2022
unknown
unknown
–
2023
unknown
unknown
–
2024
unknown
unknown
–
Unit Details
Table 9: Blast Furnace Details
Unit name
Status
Announced date
Start date
Retired date
Current size
Current capacity (ttpa)
Decarbonization technology
Most recent relining
BF 10
operating[ 16]
–
2009[ 17]
–
2500.0 m3[ 18]
2100[ 11]
unknown
–
BF 6
operating pre-retirement[ 10]
–
2005[ 19]
2025-12[ 10]
1235.0 m3[ 10]
1144[ 10]
unknown
–
BF 7
operating pre-retirement[ 10]
–
2004[ 19]
2025-12[ 10]
1253.0 m3[ 10]
1153[ 10]
unknown
–
BF 8
operating pre-retirement[ 10]
–
2003[ 19]
2025-12[ 10]
1311.0 m3[ 10]
1197[ 10]
unknown
–
BF 9
operating[ 20]
–
2009[ 21]
–
2500.0 m3[ 18]
2100[ 11]
unknown
2022-01-15[ 22]
unknown BF (1)
operating pre-retirement[ 10]
–
–
2025-12[ 10]
1468.0 m3[ 10]
1306[ 10]
unknown
–
unknown BF (2)
announced[ 10]
2023-02-10[ 10]
2025[ 23]
–
2610.0 m3[ 10]
2182[ 10]
unknown
–
unknown BF (3)
announced[ 10]
2023-02-10[ 10]
2025[ 23]
–
2610.0 m3[ 10]
2182[ 10]
unknown
–
Table 10: Electric Arc Furnace Details
Unit name
Status
Announced date
Construction date
Start date
Retired date
Current capacity (ttpa)
Current size (tonnes)
unknown EAF (1)
retired[ 24] [ 9]
–
–
–
2024[ 24]
500[ 9]
50.0[ 9]
unknown EAF (2)
retired[ 24] [ 9]
–
–
–
2024[ 24]
500[ 9]
50.0[ 9]
unknown EAF (3)
operating[ 24] [ 25]
2021-11-26[ 9]
2022-05-18[ 25]
2024[ 24]
–
1000[ 9]
130.0[ 9]
Table 11: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details
Unit name
Scrap-based
% scrap
% DRI
% HBI
% sponge iron (unknown if DRI or HBI)
% basic/merchant pig iron
% granulated pig iron
% pig iron (unknown if basic/merchant or granulated)
% other iron
unknown EAF (1)
yes[ 26]
>0[ 26]
unknown
unknown
unknown
>0[ 27]
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown EAF (2)
yes[ 26]
>0[ 26]
unknown
unknown
unknown
>0[ 27]
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown EAF (3)
yes[ 26]
>0[ 26]
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
Table 12: Basic Oxygen Furnace Details
Unit name
Status
Start date
Current capacity (ttpa)
Current size
unknown BOF (1)
operating[ 5]
2003[ 28]
1389[ 8]
100.0 tonnes[ 18]
unknown BOF (2)
operating[ 5]
–
1389[ 8]
100.0 tonnes[ 18]
unknown BOF (3)
operating[ 5]
–
1389[ 8]
100.0 tonnes[ 18]
unknown BOF (4)
operating[ 5]
–
2917[ 8]
210.0 tonnes[ 18]
unknown BOF (5)
operating[ 5]
–
2917[ 8]
210.0 tonnes[ 18]
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