JFE Bars & Shapes Kashima Works steel plant

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JFE Bars & Shapes Kashima Works steel plant (鹿島製造所), also known as JFE NKK Joukou, is a steel plant in Kamisu, Ibaraki, Japan that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

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  • Location: 7, Minamihama, 314-0111
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 35.882023, 140.731707 (exact)

Background

The plant operates a scrap-based 150 tonne electric arc furnace with a monthly capacity of 60,000 tons.[1]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date Workforce size
1933[2] 218[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
JFE Holdings Inc [100.0%] 4295880726 [100.0%] E100000000643 [100.0%] JFE Bars & Shapes Corp [100%][4] 4298183819 E100001010145 [100%]

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 Main production equipment
semi-finished, finished rolled[3] shapes, rebar, bar[3] automotive, building and infrastructure, tools and machinery, transport[5] yes[6] 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 720[7][8] 720[7][8]

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 300[9] [9] 300[9]
2021 350[10] [10] 350[10]
2022 350[11] [11] 350[11]
2023 325[12] [12] 325[12]

Unit Details

Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Current capacity (ttpa) Current size (tonnes)
unknown EAF (1) operating[8] 720[7][8] 150.0[8][13]

Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details

Unit name Scrap-based % scrap
unknown EAF (1) yes[14] 100.00[14]

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References

  1. "Regeneration: Leading for the Future" (PDF). JFE Bars & Shapes. Retrieved 20 February 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. (PDF) https://www.jfe-bs.co.jp/en/files/Transition%20of%20the%20companies%20(Japanese).pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220111151928/http://www.jfe-bs.co.jp/english/company/outline.php. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20220112163118/http://www.jfe-bs.co.jp/english/company/branch.php. Archived from the original on 2022-01-12. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://www.jfe-bs.co.jp/en/products/illustrations/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20211230085848/https://www.jfe-steel.co.jp/en/works/west/environment.html. Archived from the original on 2021-12-30. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220129214913/https://www.reuters.com/article/jfesteel-idCNL3E7GV39C20110531. Archived from the original on 2022-01-29. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240122192819/https://www.jfe-bs.co.jp/en/files/pamphlet_company_en.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-22. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 (PDF) https://www.jfe-holdings.co.jp/en/investor/library/group-report/2021/pdf/all_A4.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125052809/https://www.jfe-holdings.co.jp/en/investor/library/group-report/2022/pdf/all.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240122233041/https://www.jfe-holdings.co.jp/en/investor/library/group-report/2023/pdf/all_A4.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-22. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 (PDF) https://www.jfe-holdings.co.jp/en/common/pdf/investor/library/group-report/2024/7.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. https://web.archive.org/web/20220124090126/http://www.jfe-bs.co.jp/english/company/index.php. Archived from the original on 2022-01-24. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. 14.0 14.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240131194617/https://www.jfe-bs.co.jp/en/products/rr-business/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-31. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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