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

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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.[1]

In October 2021, Chubu Steel announced their plan to install a Ecoarc-Fit at the Nagoya factory, expected to start operations in 2023.[2][3] As of January 2024, there has been no update on the expansion plan.

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Phase Plant status Announced date Start date Workforce size
Main plant Operating[4] 1959[5] 500[6]
Expansion Announced[7] 2021-10-06[7] 2024[8]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Phase Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Main plant Chubu Steel Plate Co Ltd[6] 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[9] plate[10] automotive; building and infrastructure; tools and machinery; transport[9] yes[11] EAF[6] 1 EAF (200-tonne, began 2023)[12]
Expansion finished rolled[9] plate[10] automotive; building and infrastructure; tools and machinery; transport[9] EAF[13] 1 EAF[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* Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
Main plant operating 800 TTPA[14] 800 TTPA[14]
Expansion announced 700 TTPA[8][13][14] 700 TTPA[8][13][14]

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

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References

  1. "沿革 | 企業情報 | 中部鋼鈑株式会社". www.chubukohan.co.jp (in 日本語). Retrieved 2024-02-23.
  2. "News : Chubu Steel Plate Co., Ltd. to Install the First Unit of ECOARC-FIT™, the Latest Model of the Eco-Friendly High-Efficiency Electric Arc Furnace ECOARC™ Series | Steel Plantech" (in 日本語). Retrieved 2024-02-23.
  3. "Chubu Steel Plate to Install State-of-the-Art Electric Arc Furnace / Steel Plantech's 'ECOARC-FIT' / Begin Operations in Autumn 2023 / Reduce Environmental Impact, Increase Production by 20% | Japan Metal Daily". Chubu Steel Plate to Install State-of-the-Art Electric Arc Furnace / Steel Plantech’s ‘ECOARC-FIT’ / Begin Operations in Autumn 2023 / Reduce Environmental Impact, Increase Production by 20% | Japan Metal Daily. 2021-10-21. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20210423135357/https://chubukohan.co.jp/company/profile/. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125063310/https://contents.xj-storage.jp/xcontents/AS04115/ffed07d9/265d/43db/af70/cdb49fa31536/20221219193404948s.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240221184300/https://www.oecd.org/sti/ind/latest-developments-in-steelmaking-capacity-2024.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 (PDF) https://www.chubukohan.co.jp/ckCMS/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/catalog01_en.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. 10.0 10.1 (PDF) https://www.chubukohan.co.jp/ckCMS/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/catalog01_en.pdffile:///C:/Users/Astrid/Downloads/20221219193404948s%20(1).pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  12. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240205205431/https://www.chubukohan.co.jp/ckCMS/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/%25E6%259C%2580%25E6%2596%25B0%25E9%258B%25AD%25E9%259B%25BB%25E6%25B0%2597%25E7%2582%2589%25E5%25B0%258E%25E5%2585%25A5%25E3%2581%25AE%25E3%2581%258A%25E7%259F%25A5%25E3%2582%2589%25E3%2581%259B.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 05 February 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  14. 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240130193237/https://www.kallanish.com/en/news/steel/market-reports/article-details/chubu-steel-to-increase-plate-sales-by-new-eaf-1123/. Archived from the original on 30 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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