Ajaokuta Steel plant
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Ajaokuta Steel plant is a steel plant in Ajaokuta, Kogi State, Nigeria that operates blast furnace (BF) and basic oxygen furnace (BOF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Ajaokuta, Kogi State, Nigeria:
- Location: Ajaokuta Steel Company Ltd, 263106, Ajaokuta, Nigeria
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 7.511336, 6.689364 (exact)
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Construction date | Workforce size | Power source | Iron ore source | Coal source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979[1] | 10000[2] | Captive Power Plant (110 mw)[3][4] | Itakpe Iron Ore Mine[5][6] | unknown |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| State-owned entity status | Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Ajaokuta Steel Co Ltd | 5040059767 | E100000002408 | Ajaokuta Steel Co Ltd[7] | 5040059767 | E100000002408 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | ISO 14001 | ISO 50001 | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| semi-finished, finished rolled[4] | rebar, sections, square, rod, billet, channel, angle, beam[8] | unknown | unknown | unknown | BF; BOF |
Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| construction | 1300[4] | 1300[4] |
Table 5: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Blast furnace capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| construction | 1355[4][9] | 1355[4][9] |
Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Ferronickel | Sinter | Coke | Pellets |
|---|---|---|---|
| NF[4] | 2610[8][4] | 880[4] | NF[4] |
Unit Details
Table 7: Blast Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Construction date | Current size | Current capacity (ttpa) | Decarbonization technology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown BF (1) | construction[10] | 1979[1] | 2000.0[9] | 1355[9][4] | not found; not found |
Table 8: Basic Oxygen Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Construction date | Current capacity (ttpa) | Current size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown BOF (1) | construction[11][1][12] | 1979[1] | 650[4] | 130.0 tonnes[4] |
| unknown BOF (2) | construction[4] | 1979[1] | 650[4] | 130.0 tonnes[4] |
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Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20230124215732/https://guardian.ng/business-services/ajaokuta-steel-plant-like-refineries-a-story-retold-promises-unkept/. Archived from the original on 2023-01-24.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240124203708/https://www.ajaokutasteel.com.ng/about. Archived from the original on 2024-01-24.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://www.ijmer.com/papers/Vol3_Issue6/CI3637333739.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124203615/https://www.ajaokutasteel.com.ng/company-overview. Archived from the original on 2024-01-24.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://newscentral.africa/ajaokuta-steel-company-ready-for-december-takeoff/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.gem.wiki/NIMCO_Itakpe_Mine.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240124201626/https://www.ajaokutasteel.com.ng/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-24.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124203640/https://www.ajaokutasteel.com.ng/products. Archived from the original on 2024-01-24.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221002011936/https://idl-bnc-idrc.dspacedirect.org/bitstream/handle/10625/8420/IDL-8420.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-10-02.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221127084003/https://nairametrics.com/2018/08/23/why-ajaokuta-steel-company-cannot-produce-steel/. Archived from the original on 2022-11-27.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220320165010/https://www.ajaokutasteel.com/site/pagef.php?cnt. Archived from the original on 2022-03-20.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240320053704/https://nairametrics.com/2023/12/06/ajaokuta-steel-company-fg-budgets-n4-45-billion-seeks-n35-billion-from-investors/. Archived from the original on 2024-03-20.
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