Hebei Wenfeng Iron and Steel Co Ltd

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Hebei Wenfeng Iron and Steel Co Ltd (河北文丰钢铁有限公司) is a steel plant in Handan, Hebei, China that operates blast furnace (BF) and basic oxygen furnace (BOF) technology.

Location

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  • Location: Wuji Town, Wu'an City, Handan City, Hebei Province
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 36.64577, 114.124258 (exact)

Background

In late October 2021, the production lines were shut down.[1]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date Retired date Workforce size
2001[2] 2021[3] 2228[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
Hebei Wenfeng STEEL&IRON Co Ltd [100.0%] unknown [100.0%] E100000127214 [100.0%] Hebei Wenfeng STEEL&IRON Co Ltd [100%][5] unknown E100000127214 [100%]

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products ISO 14001 ISO 50001 Responsible steel Main production equipment
finished rolled[6] plate[6] Expired[7] Expired[7] unknown BF; BOF

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 Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
retired 3499[2] 3499[2]

Table 5: Plant-level Crude Iron 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 Blast furnace capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
retired 3227[8][2] 3227[8][2]

Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

Sinter Coke Pellets
NF NF NF

Table 7: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year BOF production Other/unknown steel production Total (all routes)
2019 unknown unknown
2020 2786[9] [9] 2786[9]
2021 unknown[9] unknown[9] [9]

Table 8: Actual Plant-level Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year BF production Other/unknown iron production Total (all routes)
2019 unknown unknown
2020 2363[9] [9] 2363[9]
2021 unknown[9] unknown[9] [9]

Unit Details

Table 9: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name Status Retired date Current size Current capacity (ttpa) Decarbonization technology
unknown BF (1) retired[2] 2021[3] 480.0 m3[10] 570[2][8] unknown
unknown BF (2) retired[2] 2021[3] 550.0 m3[10] 640[2][8] unknown
unknown BF (3) retired[2] 2021[3] 460.0 m3[10] 663[2] unknown
unknown BF (4) retired[2] 2021[3] 460.0 m3[10] 663[2] unknown
unknown BF (5) retired[2] 2021[3] 480.0 m3[10] 691[2] unknown

Table 10: Basic Oxygen Furnace Details

Unit name Status Retired date Current capacity (ttpa) Current size
unknown BOF (1) retired[2] 2021[3] 544[2] 35.0 tonnes[10]
unknown BOF (2) retired[2] 2021[3] 544[2] 35.0 tonnes[10]
unknown BOF (3) retired[2] 2021[3] 544[2] 35.0 tonnes[10]
unknown BOF (4) retired[2] 2021[3] 1867[2] 120.0 tonnes[10]

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