Godo Steel Funabashi Works

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Godo Steel Funabashi Works (合同製鐵株式会社船橋製造所) is a steel plant in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

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  • Location: 2-1, Minamikaijin 2-chome, Funabashi, Chiba pref. 273-0023, Japan
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 35.697541, 139.964104 (exact)

Background

The Godo Steel Funabashi Works is one of three main plants operated by Godo Steel; the other two are Godo Steel Himeji Works and Godo Steel Osaka Works. In 1991, Godo Steel merged with Funabashi Seiko Co.,Ltd. to integrate steel production bases into three: Osaka, Himeji and Funabashi Works.[1]

The Funabashi works is currently applying for the EcoLeaf environmental label.[2]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Workforce size
241[3]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Godo Steel Ltd [100.0%] 4295877613 [100.0%] E100000130709 [100.0%] Godo Steel Ltd [100%][3] 4295877613 E100000130709 [100%]

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products ISO 14001 Main production equipment
semi-finished, finished rolled[4] shapes, wire rod, rail, rebar, bar[4] 2024-06-12[5] 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 700[6] 700[6]

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 unknown unknown
2020 637[7] [7] 637[7]
2021 unknown unknown
2022 unknown unknown
2023 unknown unknown

Unit Details

Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Current capacity (ttpa) Current size (tonnes)
unknown EAF (1) operating[8] 700[6] 100.0[8]

Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details

Unit name Scrap-based % scrap
unknown EAF (1) yes[4] 100.00[4]

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References

  1. "godo steel,ltd". godo steel,ltd. (in 日本語). Retrieved 2024-02-23.
  2. "2023年度決算説明資料" (PDF). Godo Steel. 2024-05-13. Retrieved 2024-12-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125055025/https://www.godo-steel.co.jp/en/company/index.html. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20151101133328/http://www.godo-steel.co.jp:80/en/company/process.html. Archived from the original on 2015-11-01. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://www.godo-steel.co.jp/sustainability/funabashi/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240126190558/https://www.linde-gas.com/en/images/CoJet_EAF_Customer_List_Jan_2021_R1_tcm17-636945.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-26. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 (PDF) https://contents.xj-storage.jp/xcontents/AS01941/66d4df2c/59ee/4bc4/95d9/161fc126b18b/20211115140533695s.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220119163821/https://www.godo-steel.co.jp/company/factory_funabashi.html. Archived from the original on 2022-01-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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