JFE West Japan Works (Kurashiki) steel plant

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JFE West Japan Works (Kurashiki) steel plant, also known as JFE - Kawasaki Steel, is a blast furnace-basic oxygen furnace (BF-BOF) steel plant operating in Kurashiki, Chūgoku, Japan.

Location

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  • Location: 1 Mizushima Kawasaki-dori, Kurashiki-shi, Okayama Pref. 712-8511 Japan
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 34.501198, 133.722123 (exact)

Background

The JFE West Japan Works (Kurashiki) steel plant began operating in 2003 under the JFE group.[1]

In 2017, the JFE Group began construction for a casting plant with an investment of JPY 53 million that will add to the plant's plate capacity.[2]

In 2021, they also renovated the 4th blast furnace.[3]

In 2022, in the company's Environmental Vision 2050, JFE steel announced its plan to shut down one blast furnace with the possibility of introducing large high efficiency EAF at the Kurashiki plant.[4] In November 2023, the company announced the details of the new EAF with an annual capacity of 2 mtpa to be commissioned by 2027.[5] JFE Steel is conducting a study of shutting down one blast furnace at the timing of a relining scheduled for the 2027–2030 timeframe, while introducing the high efficiency, large-scale electric arc furnace at the plant.[6]

Starting in FY2030 and beyond, blast furnaces 5, 4, and 3 of Fukuyama Works and blast furnace 3 of Kurashiki Works are expected to undergo refurbishment.[7]

Taking advantage of the location of the Mizushima Complex, West Japan Works (Kurashiki District) and ENEOS Corporation, which is situated adjacent, have started a joint study on hydrogen utilization, aiming to build a hydrogen supply chain by 2030 (up to approx. 100,000 t-H2/year).[8]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Phase Plant status Announced date Construction date Start date Pre-retirement announcement date Retired date Workforce size
Main plant Operating[9] – 1961[10] 1967[10] – – 5730[11]
Closure Operating pre-retirement[12] – – – 2022-09[12] 2030[12] 5730[11]
Expansion Announced[13] 2023-11[13] –[13] 2027[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] hot rolled sheets, cold rolled sheets, coated sheets, electrical sheets, plates, sheet piles, H-profile, rails, bars, wire rods, UOE pipes[15] automotive; building and infrastructure; energy; steel packaging; tools and machinery; transport[15] yes[16] BF, BOF[17] coking plant; sinter plant; 2 BOF (2x200-tonne)[18][17][19][20][21]
Closure semi-finished; finished rolled[15] hot rolled sheets, cold rolled sheets, coated sheets, electrical sheets, plates, sheet piles, H-profile, rails, bars, wire rods, UOE pipes[15] automotive; building and infrastructure; energy; steel packaging; tools and machinery; transport[15] – BF, BOF[17] coking plant; sinter plant; 4 BOF (1x200-tonne; 3x320/290- tonne); 1 BF[18][17][19][20][21]
Expansion semi-finished; finished rolled[15] hot rolled sheets, cold rolled sheets, coated sheets, electrical sheets, plates, sheet piles, H-profile, rails, bars, wire rods, UOE pipes[15] automotive; building and infrastructure; energy; steel packaging; tools and machinery; transport[15] – EAF[13][22] 1 EAF[13]

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.
Phase Capacity operating status* Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
Main plant operating 2666 TTPA[23][24][23][24] – 2666 TTPA[23][24][23][24]
Closure operating pre-retirement 7333 TTPA[23][24][23][24][23][24][23][24] – 7333 TTPA[23][24][23][24][23][24][23][24]
Expansion announced – 2000 TTPA[13][22] 2000 TTPA[13][22]

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.
Phase Capacity operating status* Blast furnace capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
Main plant operating 7600 TTPA[25][21][25][26] 7600 TTPA[25][21][25][26]
Closure operating pre-retirement 3684 TTPA[27] 3684 TTPA[27]
Expansion announced – –

Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

Phase Sinter Coke
Main plant >0 TTPA[17] >0 TTPA[15]
Closure >0 TTPA[17] >0 TTPA[15]
Expansion – –

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

Year BOF Production Total (all routes)
2020 6783 TTPA[28] 6783 TTPA
2021 7826 TTPA[29] 7826 TTPA
2022 7826 TTPA[30] 7826 TTPA

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
2 operating pre-retirement[31] unknown unknown unknown 2027[32][33] 4100 m³[31] 3684[27] unknown 2003-11[34]
3 operating[31] unknown unknown unknown – 5055 m³[31] 3800[25][21] unknown 2010-02[18]
4 operating[31] unknown unknown 1973[10] – 5100 m³[31] 3800[25][26] unknown 2021-12-13[31][35][34]

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References

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