Baowu Group Echeng Iron and Steel Co Ltd

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Baowu Group Echeng Iron and Steel Co Ltd (宝武集团鄂城钢铁有限公司), also known as Wuhan Iron and Steel Group Echeng Iron and Steel Co., Ltd., is a blast furnace-basic oxygen furnace (BF-BOF) steel plant operating in Ezhou, Hubei, China.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Ezhou, Hubei, China:

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  • Location: No. 215 Wuchang Avenue, Ezhou City, Hubei Province
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 30.39574, 114.861313 (exact)

Background

According to the capacity replacement plan in February 2019 the company planed to build a 120-tonne basic oxygen furnace to replace two 35-tonne basic oxygen furnaces.[1] The two 35-tonne basic oxygen furnaces was demolished in September 2019.[2]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Phase Plant status Announced date Construction date Start date Workforce size Power source
Main plant Operating[3] 1958[4] 6563[5] 10.38 MW Photovoltaic power generation on rooftops and water surfaces[6]
Expansion Operating[7] 2019-02[8] 2019-03[9] 2019[7] 10.38 MW Photovoltaic power generation on rooftops and water surfaces[6]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Phase Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Main plant China Baowu Steel Group Co Ltd [75.0%]; Guangdong Guangwu Holding Group Co Ltd [25.0%] 5000039946 [75%]; unknown [25%] E100001000472 [75%]; E100000124626 [22.5%]; E100000125520 [2.5%] Baowu Group Echeng Iron and Steel Co., Ltd.[3] 4298154971 E100000123229

Table 3: Process and Products

Phase Steel product category Steel products Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
Main plant finished rolled[10] medium and small rods for reinforced concrete, carbon structural steel, high-quality carbon structural steel, alloy structural steel, cold heading and cold extrusion steel, high-strength ring chain steel, spring steel, and billet steel; high-quality carbon structural steel wire rods, low-carbon steel wire rods, bearing steel wire rods, spring steel wire rods, wire rods for pipe pile reinforcement, alloy steel wire rods, cold heading wire rods, and welding wire rod[10] BF, BOF[11] 2 BOF (2x130-tonne)[12]
Expansion finished rolled[10] medium and small rods for reinforced concrete, carbon structural steel, high-quality carbon structural steel, alloy structural steel, cold heading and cold extrusion steel, high-strength ring chain steel, spring steel, and billet steel; high-quality carbon structural steel wire rods, low-carbon steel wire rods, bearing steel wire rods, spring steel wire rods, wire rods for pipe pile reinforcement, alloy steel wire rods, cold heading wire rods, and welding wire rod[10] BOF[13] 1 BOF (1x120-tonne)[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.
Phase Capacity operating status* Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
Main plant operating 4400 TTPA[14][14] 4400 TTPA[14][14]
Expansion operating 1350 TTPA[13] 1350 TTPA[13]

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 3790 TTPA[15][16] 3790 TTPA[15][16]
Expansion operating

Blast Furnace Details

Table 6: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Construction date Start date Current size Current capacity (ttpa) Decarbonization technology Most recent relining
1 operating[15] unknown unknown 2010-01-01 00:00:00[17] 2600 m³[12] 2004[15] unknown 2021-12-24[18]
6 operating[16] unknown unknown unknown 1800 m³[12] 1785[16] unknown unknown

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References

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  2. 打响蓝天保卫战:鄂钢拆除两座35吨小转炉,兰格钢铁网,September 5, 2019
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