Hebei Xin Wuan Steel Group Hongrong Iron and Steel Co Ltd

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Hebei Xin Wuan Steel Group Hongrong Iron and Steel Co Ltd (武安市烘熔钢铁有限公司, 河北新武安钢铁集团烘熔钢铁有限公司), also known as Wu'an Hongrong Steel Co., Ltd., is a steel plant in Handan, Hebei, China that operates blast furnace (BF) and basic oxygen furnace (BOF) technology.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Handan, Hebei, China:

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  • Location: East of Yuanbao Mountain, Gu Village, Wu'an City, Handan City, Hebei Province
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 36.640411, 113.981172 (exact)

Background

Without obtaining relevant approval procedures, the company illegally started construction of a 1580m3 blast furnace at the end of 2021, involving a production capacity of 1.37 million tons. The blast furnace base will be basically completed in February 2022, and it is planned to be completed and put into operation in June 2022. The illegal project was removed.[1]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date Workforce size
1984[2] 2062[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
Hebei Puyang Industrial Group Co Ltd [45.5%]; Xianghe Hongcheng New Energy Technology Co Ltd [27.6%]; Longxiang Group (Hong Kong) [24.5%]; unknown [2.4%] unknown [45.5%]; unknown [27.6%]; unknown [24.5%]; not applicable [2.4%] E100000124068 [45.5%]; E100000128348 [27.6%]; E100000126000 [24.5%]; E100000132388 [2.4%] Hebei New Wuan Lron and Steel Group Hong Rong Lron and Steel Co Ltd [100%][4] unknown E100000126533 [100%]

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products ISO 14001 ISO 50001 Responsible steel Main production equipment
finished rolled[5] bar, wire, plate[5] 2022-10-26[6] 2022-10-26[6] 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)
operating pre-retirement 2250[2][7] 2250[2][7]

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)
mothballed 1370[8] 1370[8]
operating 1060[2] 1060[2]
operating pre-retirement 670[9] 670[9]

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 15952[10] [10] 15952[10]
2021 unknown[10] unknown[10] [10]
2022 unknown unknown
2023 unknown

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 2326[10] [10] 2326[10]
2021 unknown[10] unknown[10] [10]
2022 unknown unknown
2023 unknown

Unit Details

Table 9: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name Status Construction date Start date Current size Current capacity (ttpa) Decarbonization technology
BF 2 operating pre-retirement[9] 620.0 m3[11] 670[9] unknown
unknown BF (1) operating[12] 2012[13] 1260.0 m3[11] 1060[2] unknown
unknown BF (2) mothballed[14] 2021[8] 2022[8] 1580.0 m3[8] 1370[8] unknown

Table 10: Basic Oxygen Furnace Details

Unit name Status Current capacity (ttpa) Current size
BOF 1 operating pre-retirement[7] 750[2] 60.0 tonnes[11]
BOF 2 operating pre-retirement[7] 750[2][7] 60.0 tonnes[11]
BOF 3 operating pre-retirement[7] 750[2][7] 60.0 tonnes[11]

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