JFE East Japan Works (Chiba) steel plant
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JFE East Japan Works (Chiba) steel plant, also known as JFE - Kawasaki Steel, is a blast furnace-basic oxygen furnace (BF-BOF) steel plant operating in Chiba, Kantō, Japan.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Chiba, Kantō, Japan:
- Location: 1 Kawasaki-cho, Chuo-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba Pref. 260-0835 Japan
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 35.580917, 140.104196 (exact)
Background
The JFE East Japan Works (Chiba) steel plant began operating in 1951.[1] It is one of the many JFE Steel sites. In 1953, No. 1 blast furnace (BF) was blown in, No, 1 hot strip mill and No.1 cold strip mill were completed in succession in 1958, establishing a complete integrated iron and steel works centered on the production of steel strip. After a series of plant expansions, the construction of main equipment slowed following the blowing-in of No.5 BF in 1965. The No.6 BF, No.3 steel making shop, and No.3 slabbing mlll were constructed on a newly reclaimed site called the West Plant in 1977, aiming at modernization and rationalization, together wlth improvement of the environment. Following the rapid appreciation of yen in 1985, Japanese steel iindustry was obliged to adopt drastic rationalization plans. Kawasaki Steel shifted crude steel production to Mizushima Works, shut down the plate mill and No.2 steelmaking shop at Chiba Works, carried out a major overall modernization at Chiba Works, and concentrated the production of stainless steel sheets and electrical steel at Chiba Works and Mizushima Works, respectively. The main production processes at Chiba Works were concentrated from the East Plant to the West Plant, and No.4 steel making shop was put into operation in 1994, followed by No.3 hot strip mill in 1995.[2]
In 2020, the company announced its plan to establish a pilot BF-EAF to test CO2 recycling into methane, the construction of which has already begun and is expected to be completed by 2025.[3]
In May 2023, JFE Steel announced that it will install a new electric-arc furnace at the No. 4 steelmaking shop of the plant at a cost of about 15 billion yen and is expected to be commissioned by April 2025.[4]
In 2023, JFE Steel completed the relining of No. 6 blast furnace at East Japan Works (Chiba).[5]
In 2025, JFE Holdings also plans to build a small, new EAF in Chiba, which is expected to reduce CO2 emissions by up to 0.45 MtCO2. A small 10 tonnes test EAF is also planned for testing within 2024.[6] As of September 2024, the testing was expected to be completed within 2024 itself. There has been no update as on 18 December, 2024.
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Phase | Plant status | Announced date | Construction date | Start date | Workforce size | Power source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | Operating[7] | – | – | 1951[8] | 5730[9] | 453000 kW on-site thermal power generator[8] |
| Expansion | Construction[10] | 2020[10] | 2023[10] | 2025[11] | – | – |
| Expansion | Announced[12] | 2023-05-08[13] | – | 2025[13] | – | – |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Phase | Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | JFE Holdings Inc [100.0%] | 4295880726 [100%] | E100001000178 [14.6%]; E100001000179 [5.5%] | JFE Steel Corp[14] | 4295877328 | E100000003335 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Phase | Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | ISO 14001 | Main production equipment | Detailed production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | semi-finished; finished rolled[15] | sheets, stainless steel, plates, pipes[15] | automotive; building and infrastructure; steel packaging; tools and machinery[16] | yes[17] | BF, BOF[15] | coking plant (3 batteries with 260 ovens total); sinter plant (plant #4 237m2); 2 BOF (BOF#3 (322-tonne, began in 1977), BOF#4 (185-tonne))[8][18][19] |
| Expansion | semi-finished; finished rolled[15] | sheets, stainless steel, plates, pipes[15] | automotive; building and infrastructure; steel packaging; tools and machinery[16] | – | BF, EAF, BOF[10] | small scale test EAF (10-tonne), possibly also DRI and BOF[10] |
| Expansion | semi-finished; finished rolled[15] | sheets, stainless steel, plates, pipes[15] | automotive; building and infrastructure; steel packaging; tools and machinery[16] | – | EAF[13] | 1 EAF[13] |
Table 4: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Phase | Capacity operating status* | Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | operating | 4500 TTPA[8][15][8][15] | – | 4500 TTPA[8][15][8][15] |
| Expansion | construction | >0 TTPA[10] | 115 TTPA[10] | 115 TTPA[10][10] |
| Expansion | announced | – | 300 TTPA[13] | 300 TTPA[13] |
Table 5: Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Phase | Capacity operating status* | Blast furnace capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | operating | 4688 TTPA[20] | 4688 TTPA[20] |
| Expansion | construction | 50 TTPA[10] | 50 TTPA[10] |
| Expansion | announced | – | – |
Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Phase | Sinter | Coke |
|---|---|---|
| Main plant | >0 TTPA | >0 TTPA |
| Expansion | – | – |
| Expansion | – | – |
Table 7: Actual Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | BOF Production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3516 TTPA[21] | 3516 TTPA |
| 2021 | 3831 TTPA[22] | 3831 TTPA |
| 2022 | 2939 TTPA[23] | 2939 TTPA |
Blast Furnace Details
Table 8: Blast Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Announced date | Construction date | Start date | Current size | Current capacity (ttpa) | Decarbonization technology | Most recent relining |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | operating[24][25][26] | unknown | unknown | 1977[8][26] | 5153 m³[8] | 4688[20] | unknown | 2023-01-13[24][27] |
| unknown | construction[10] | 2020[10] | 2021[10] | 2023[10] | 150 m³[10] | 50[10] | unknown | unknown |
Articles and Resources
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References
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- ↑ Sudo, Fumio; Fujii, Tetsuya (June 2001). "Progress in Technological Developments During the Past 50 years at Kawasaki Steel and Future prospects" (PDF). JFE Steel. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "JFE Steel Carbon Neutrality Strategy Briefing" (PDF). JFE Steel Corporation. 01 September 2022. Retrieved 20 February, 2024.
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- ↑ The Technical Society, The Iron and Steel Institute of Japan (2024). "Production and Technology of Iron and Steel in Japan during 2023". ISIJ International. 64 (8): i–xix. doi:10.2355/isijinternational.64.8app_i.
- ↑ ta-team (2024-09-27). "2024 Sustainability Report Updates: JFE Holdings". Transition Asia. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
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