Zenith Steel Group Co Ltd

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Zenith Steel Group Co Ltd (中天钢铁集团有限公司), also known as Jiangsu Zhongtian Iron and Steel Group Co., Ltd., is a blast furnace-basic oxygen furnace (BF-BOF) and electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plant operating in Changzhou, Jiangsu, China.

Location

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  • Location: No. 1 Zhongwu Avenue, Wujin District, Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 31.707656, 120.079591 (exact)

Background

The company is the first enterprise in Jiangsu to achieve ultra-low emissions[1]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Phase Plant status Start date Pre-retirement announcement date Retired date Workforce size Power source
Main plant Operating[2] 2001[3] 9447[2] Photovoltaic Power Generation[4]
Closure Retired[5] [3] 2018[5] 2021[5] Photovoltaic Power Generation[4]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Phase Parent company Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Main plant Zenith Steel Group Co Ltd [100%] E100000123261 [74.8%]; E100000001753 [25.2%] Zenith Steel Group Co., Ltd.[2] 5042952736 E100000123285

Table 3: Process and Products

Phase Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 ISO 50001 Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
Main plant finished rolled[6] bearing steel, cord steel, gear steel, spring steel, engineering machinery steel, free-cutting non-quenched and tempered steel, anchor chain steel, welding wire steel, cold heading steel[6] automotive; energy; transport[6] 2021[7] 2023[7] BF, BOF, EAF[8] 8 BOF (2x45-tonne, 1x65-tonne, 2x80-tonne, 3x120-tonne); 1 EAF (90-tonne)[8]
Closure finished rolled[6] bearing steel, cord steel, gear steel, spring steel, engineering machinery steel, free-cutting non-quenched and tempered steel, anchor chain steel, welding wire steel, cold heading steel[6] automotive; energy; transport[6] 2021[7] 2023[7] BF, BOF, EAF[8] 5 BOF (2x45-tonne, 1x65-tonne, 1x80-tonne, 1x120-tonne); 1 EAF (90-tonne)[8]

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.
Phase Capacity operating status* Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
Main plant operating 3700 TTPA[9][9][9] 3700 TTPA[9][9][9]
Closure retired 4610 TTPA[9][9][9][9][9] 700 TTPA[9] 5310 TTPA[9][9][9][9][9][9]

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.
Phase Capacity operating status* Blast furnace capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
Main plant operating 2740 TTPA[9][9] 2740 TTPA[9][9]
Closure retired 6420 TTPA[9][9][9][9][9][9][9][9] 6420 TTPA[9][9][9][9][9][9][9][9]

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

Phase Sinter
Main plant 12800 TTPA[10]
Closure

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

Year Total (all routes)
2020 12761 TTPA[11]
2021 [12]
2022 [13]

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

Year BF Production Total (all routes)
2020 11444 TTPA[11] 11444 TTPA[11]
2021 [12]
2022

Blast Furnace Details

Table 9: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Construction date Start date Retired date Current size Current capacity (ttpa) Decarbonization technology Most recent relining
10 operating[9] unknown unknown 2012[9] 1580 m³[8] 1370[9] unknown unknown
9 operating[9] unknown unknown 2012[9] 1580 m³[8] 1370[9] unknown unknown
unknown retired[5] unknown unknown unknown 2023[5] 510 m³[8] 600[9] unknown unknown
unknown retired[5] unknown unknown unknown 2023[5] 510 m³[8] 600[9] unknown unknown
unknown retired[5] unknown unknown unknown 2022[9] 550 m³[8] 650[9] unknown unknown
unknown retired[5] unknown unknown unknown 2022[9] 550 m³[8] 650[9] unknown unknown
unknown retired[5] unknown unknown unknown 2022[9] 660 m³[8] 750[9] unknown unknown
unknown retired[5] unknown unknown unknown 2022[9] 850 m³[8] 900[9] unknown unknown
unknown retired[5] unknown unknown unknown 2023[5] 1580 m³[8] 1370[9] unknown unknown
unknown retired[5] unknown unknown unknown 2022[9] 850 m³[8] 900[9] unknown unknown

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