Daido Steel Chita plant (Tokai)

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Daido Steel Chita plant (Tokai) (大同特殊钢, 大同特殊鋼), also known as Chita Plant, is a steel plant in Tokai, Chita, Aichi, Japan that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

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  • Location: 39, Motohama-machi, Aichi, 477-0035, Japan
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 35.016404, 136.864744 (exact)

Background

The Daido Steel Chita plant (Tokai) began in 1962 under Daido Steel.[1][2] Daido Steel operates several other plants/factories. The Chita factory produces 90% of the company's crude steel.[3] The company in June 2024 said that they do not anticipate any investment in upstream processes at the Chita plant during the 2024 to 2026 mid-term plan period.[4]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date Workforce size Power source
1962[5] 3878[6] Chubu Electric Power Miraizu Co., Ltd.[7]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Daido Steel Co Ltd [100.0%] 4295877397 [100.0%] E100001000597 [100.0%] Daido Steel Co Ltd [100%][8] 4295877397 E100001000597 [100%]

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 Main production equipment
finished rolled[9] stainless, forged, wire, strip[9] automotive, building and infrastructure, tools and machinery[10] 2022[11] 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)
operating 1500[12] 1500[12]

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

Year EAF production Other/unknown steel production Total (all routes)
2019 978[7] [7] 978[7]
2020 1255[7] [7] 1255[7]
2021 1410[13] [13] 1410[13]
2022 1231[5] [5] 1231[5]
2023 unknown unknown

Unit Details

Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Start date Furnace manufacturer and model Current capacity (ttpa) Current size (tonnes)
unknown EAF (1) operating[5] 2013[14] STARQ[15] 1500[12] 150.0[12]

Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details

Unit name Scrap-based % scrap
unknown EAF (1) yes[5] 100.00[5]

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References

  1. "技術の歩み - 大同特殊鋼". Daido Japan. Archived from the original on January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  2. "History". DAIDO STEEL. Retrieved 2022-03-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "主な生産拠点 | 大同特殊鋼の紹介 | 大同特殊鋼". Daido Steel Co (in 日本語). Retrieved 2022-03-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "FY2026 Mid-Term Management Plan Briefing" (PDF). Daido steel. 2024-06-06. Retrieved 2024-12-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240119003852/https://www.daido.co.jp/en/common/pdf/pages/sustainability/data/2023_viewing.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20220120193744/https://www.daido.co.jp/en/about/profile/index.html. Archived from the original on 2022-01-20. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220124110035/https://www.daido.co.jp/en/common/pdf/pages/ir/library/presentation/202103.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-01-24. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20220112163102/https://www.daido.co.jp/en/about/facilities/index.html. Archived from the original on 2022-01-12. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210518230645/https://www.daido.co.jp/en/products/index.html. Archived from the original on 2021-05-18. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220204142322/https://www.daido.co.jp/en/ir/annual/2018_all.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-02-04. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. https://web.archive.org/web/20210419190244/https://www.daido.co.jp/en/sustainability/data/iso/index.html. Archived from the original on 2021-04-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220114111934/https://www.daido.co.jp/pioneer/technology/index.html. Archived from the original on 2022-01-14. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 (PDF) https://www.daido.co.jp/en/common/pdf/pages/sustainability/data/2022_viewing.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. https://web.archive.org/web/20240119010410/https://www.daido.co.jp/en/about/history/index.html. Archived from the original on 2024-01-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. https://web.archive.org/web/20240119010510/https://www.challenge-zero.jp/en/casestudy/747. Archived from the original on 2024-01-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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