JFE Sendai Works steel plant

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JFE Sendai Works steel plant (仙台製造所) is a steel plant in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

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  • Location: 1-6-1 Minato, Miyagino-Ku, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture 983-0001, Japan
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 38.265706, 141.012963 (exact)

Background

The construction of the plant began in May 1973 and began operating in 1974.[1] The plant currently operates a 130 tonne Ecoarc EAF which began operation in 2008.[2] The company plans to upgrade its EAF as part of its low-carbon processes.[3]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Construction date Start date Workforce size
1973-05[4] 1974-05[4] 5730[5]

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 Steel Corp [100%][6] 4295877328 E100000003335 [100%]

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products ISO 14001 Main production equipment
semi-finished, finished rolled[7] billet, coil, bar[7] yes[8] 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 852[7] 852[7]

Table 5: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year EAF production Total (all routes)
2019 640[9] 640[9]
2020 500[10] 500[10]
2021 600[11] 600[11]
2022 600[12] 600[12]
2023 500[12] 500[12]

Unit Details

Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Start date Furnace manufacturer and model Current capacity (ttpa) Current size (tonnes)
unknown EAF (1) operating[7] 2008[13][14] Steel Plantech ECOARC[13][15] 852[7] 130.0[7]

Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details

Unit name Scrap-based % scrap % DRI % HBI % sponge iron (unknown if DRI or HBI) % basic/merchant pig iron % granulated pig iron % pig iron (unknown if basic/merchant or granulated % other iron
unknown EAF (1) None unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown

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References

  1. "Tohoku Steel Co Ltd" (PDF). JFE steel. Retrieved 20 February, 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Ecological and Economical Arc Furnace (ECOARC™) | Steel Plantech" (in 日本語). Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  3. "Environmental Vision 2050" (PDF). JFE Steel. 2022-09-01. Retrieved 2024-12-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. 4.0 4.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240119003847/https://www.jfe-bs.co.jp/en/files/Tohoku%20Steel%20Corporation%20%28Japanese%29.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20211230085735/https://www.jfe-steel.co.jp/en/company/steel.html. Archived from the original on 2021-12-30. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20211230090101/https://www.jfe-steel.co.jp/en/works/sendai/index.html. Archived from the original on 2021-12-30. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220319200433/https://www.jfe-steel.co.jp/en/products/wirerods/contents/pdf/sendai.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-03-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 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)
  9. 9.0 9.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220307123856/https://www.jfe-holdings.co.jp/en/investor/library/group-report/2020/pdf/all.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-03-07. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. 10.0 10.1 (PDF) https://www.jfe-holdings.co.jp/en/investor/library/group-report/2021/pdf/all_A4.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. 11.0 11.1 (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)
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 (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. 13.0 13.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240122233907/https://steelplantech.com/product/ecoarc/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-22. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240119003919/https://www.jfe-bs.co.jp/en/files/JFE%20Bars%20_%20Shapes%20Corporation%20%28Japanese%29.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. https://web.archive.org/web/20211229111333/https://www.jfe-steel.co.jp/en/company/about.html. Archived from the original on 2021-12-29. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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