Chongqing Zuhang Iron and Steel Co Ltd

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Chongqing Zuhang Iron and Steel Co Ltd (重庆足航钒钛钢铁集团有限公司, 重庆足航钢铁有限公司, 重庆足航金属制品有限公司), also known as Chongqing Zuhang Metal Products Co., Ltd., is a steel plant in Shuangqiao, Chongqing, China that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Shuangqiao, Chongqing, China:

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  • Location: No. 6, Jianchang Road, Youting Town, Shuangqiao Economic Development Zone, Chongqing
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 29.440056, 105.741929 (exact)

Background

According to the capacity replacement plan in July 2022, the company plans to build a 130-ton electric arc furnace (with a production capacity of 1.01 million tons) to replace the existing two 70-ton electric arc furnaces, which is expected to be put into operation in December 2023.[1]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date Workforce size Power source
2008[2] 502[2][3] State Grid Dazu Power Supply Company[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
Chongqing Zuhang Steel Co Ltd [100.0%] unknown [100.0%] E100000126259 [100.0%] Chongqing Zuhang Steel Co Ltd [100%][2] unknown E100000126259 [100%]

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel sector end users ISO 14001 ISO 50001 Responsible steel Main production equipment
finished rolled[5] automotive, tools and machinery[5] Expired[6] unknown[6] unknown EAF

Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

1Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status1 Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
construction 1010[7] 1010[7]
operating pre-retirement 1010[5] 1010[5]

Table 5: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year EAF production Other/unknown steel production
2019 unknown unknown
2020 unknown unknown
2021 unknown unknown
2022 unknown unknown

Unit Details

Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Construction date Start date Current capacity (ttpa) Current size (tonnes)
unknown EAF (1) operating pre-retirement[5] 2017[8][5] 2018[5] 2018[5] 505[5] 70.0[9][5]
unknown EAF (2) operating pre-retirement[5] 2017[8] 2018[5] 2018[5] 505[5] 70.0[9][5]
unknown EAF (3) construction[7] 2022[5] 2022-11[7] 1010[7] 130.0[9][5]

Table 7: 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[10] >0[10] unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown
unknown EAF (2) yes[10] >0[10] unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown
unknown EAF (3) yes[10] >0[10] unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown

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