Hebei Xin Wuan Steel Group Wenan Iron and Steel Co Ltd

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Hebei Xin Wu'an Steel Group Wen'an Iron and Steel Co Ltd (河北新武安钢铁集团文安钢铁有限公司), also known as Wu'an Wen'an Iron and Steel Co., Ltd.(河北文安钢铁集团有限公司), is a blast furnace-basic oxygen furnace (BF-BOF) steel plant operating pre-retirement in Handan, Hebei, China.

Location

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  • Location: Nanhuan Road, Wu'an City, Handan City, Hebei Province
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 36.679431, 114.169024 (exact)

Background

The company plans to retreat from the city to Wu'an Industrial Park at the end of 2023, eliminate existing equipment, and build a 1430m3 blast furnace and a 120-ton Basic Oxygen Furnace.[1]

On the morning of February 28, 2024, the groundbreaking ceremony took place for the capacity reduction and upgrade project of Wen'an Iron & Steel Co., Ltd., part of Hebei Xinwu'an Iron & Steel Group. This project focuses on the production of high-quality specialty steel.[2]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant status Start date Pre-retirement announcement date Retired date Workforce size
Operating pre-retirement[3] 2003[4] 2021-12-23[3] 2023[3] 2158[5]
Operating pre-retirement[3] 2003[4] 2021-12-23[3] 2023[3] 2158[5]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company GEM ID
persons [49.0%]; Hebei Puyang Industrial Group Co Ltd [33.2%]; Longxiang Group (Hong Kong) [17.8%] E100000123261 [82.2%]; E100000126000 [17.8%] Hebei Xin Wu'an Steel Group Wen'an Iron and Steel Co., Ltd.[6] E100000127093

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products ISO 14001 ISO 50001 Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
finished rolled[7] hot-rolled steel strip, hot-rolled round bar, hot-rolled round wire rod[7] Yes[4] Yes[4] BF, BOF[8] 2 BOF (2x50-tonne)[9]
finished rolled[7] hot-rolled steel strip, hot-rolled round bar, hot-rolled round wire rod[7] Yes[4] Yes[4] BF, BOF[8] 2 BOF (2x50-tonne)[9]

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)
operating pre-retirement 2200 TTPA[10][10] 2200 TTPA[10][10]
retired [10][10] [10][10]

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)
operating pre-retirement 2050 TTPA[3][3][3][11] 2050 TTPA[3][3][3][11]
retired 500 TTPA[3][3][3][11] 500 TTPA[3][3][3][11]

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

Year BOF Production Total (all routes)
2020 13571 TTPA[12] 13571 TTPA[12]
2021 1974 TTPA[12] 1974 TTPA[12]
2022

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

Year BF Production Total (all routes)
2020 1547 TTPA[12] 1547 TTPA[12]
2021 1812 TTPA[12] 1812 TTPA[12]
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
1 operating pre-retirement[3] unknown unknown unknown 2023-10[3] 1080 m³[13] 910[3] unknown unknown
4 operating pre-retirement[3] unknown unknown unknown 2023-10[3] 510 m³[13] 570[3] unknown unknown
5 operating pre-retirement[3] unknown unknown unknown 2023-10[3] 510 m³[13] 570[3] unknown unknown
unknown retired[14] unknown unknown unknown unknown 420 m³[13] 500[11] unknown unknown

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