Chubu Steel Plate Nagoya plant

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Chubu Steel Plate Nagoya plant, also known as Chubu Nakagawa actory, is an electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plant operating in Nagoya, Chūbu, Japan.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Nagoya, Chūbu, Japan:

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• Location: 5-1 Ousudori, Nakagawa-ku, Nagoya 454-8506 Japan
• Coordinates (WGS 84): 35.118836, 136.867567 (exact)

Background

Chubu Steel established two 30-ton electric arc furnaces at Nagoya factory in 1958, and added one 200 ton electric furnace to the plant in 1962. The 200 ton EAF was converted to eccentric bottom tapping method (EBT) in 1990.

In October 2021, Chubu Steel announced their plan to install a Ecoarc-Fit at the Nagoya factory, expected to start operations in 2023. The 60 year old electric arc furnace was retired in July 2024, and the new EAF began operations in its place in October 2024.

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Phase	Plant status	Announced date	Start date	Workforce size
Main plant	Operating	–	1959	500
Expansion	Announced	2021-10-06	2024	–

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Phase	Owner	Owner company PermID	Owner company GEM ID
Main plant	Chubu Steel Plate Co Ltd	4295877722	E100000130711

Table 3: Process and Products

Phase	Steel product category	Steel products	Steel sector end users	ISO 14001	Main production equipment	Detailed production equipment
Main plant	finished rolled	plate	automotive; building and infrastructure; tools and machinery; transport	yes	EAF	1 EAF (200-tonne, began 2023)
Expansion	finished rolled	plate	automotive; building and infrastructure; tools and machinery; transport	–	EAF	1 EAF

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*	Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity	Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
Main plant	operating	800 TTPA	800 TTPA
Expansion	announced	700 TTPA	700 TTPA

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*
Main plant	operating
Expansion	announced

Articles and Resources

Additional data

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Resources

• Company website