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 blast furnace-basic oxygen furnace (BF-BOF) retired steel plant in Handan, Hebei, China.

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

Plant status Start date Retired date Workforce size
Retired[2] 2001[2] 2021[3] 2228[4]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company GEM ID
Hebei Wenfeng STEEL&IRON Co Ltd [100%] E100000123261 [100%] Hebei Wenfeng Iron and Steel Co., Ltd.[5] E100000127214

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
finished rolled[6] medium and heavy plate, medium and wide steel and other products[6] BF, BOF[7] 4 BOF (3x35-tonne, 1x120-tonne)[8]

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.
Capacity operating status* Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
retired 3499 TTPA[2][2][2][2] 3499 TTPA[2][2][2][2]

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.
Capacity operating status* Blast furnace capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
retired 3226 TTPA[9][2][9][2][2][2][2] 3226 TTPA[9][2][9][2][2][2][2]

Table 6: Actual Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year BOF Production Total (all routes)
2020 2786 TTPA[10] 2786 TTPA[10]
2021 [10] [10]
2022

Table 7: Actual Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year BF Production Total (all routes)
2020 2363 TTPA[10] 2363 TTPA[10]
2021 [10] [10]
2022

Blast Furnace Details

Table 8: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Construction date Start date Retired date Current size Current capacity (ttpa) Decarbonization technology Most recent relining
unknown retired[2] unknown unknown unknown 2021[3] 480 m³[8] 570[9][2] unknown unknown
unknown retired[2] unknown unknown unknown 2021[3] 550 m³[8] 640[9][2] unknown unknown
unknown retired[2] unknown unknown unknown 2021[3] 460 m³[8] 662[2] unknown unknown
unknown retired[2] unknown unknown unknown 2021[3] 460 m³[8] 662[2] unknown unknown
unknown retired[2] unknown unknown unknown 2021[3] 480 m³[8] 691[2] unknown unknown

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References

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