Jiangyin Xicheng Steel Co Ltd

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Jiangyin Xicheng Steel Co Ltd (江阴市西城钢铁有限公司) is a steel plant in Xiagang, Jiangyin, Jiangsu, China that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Xiagang, Jiangyin, Jiangsu, China:

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  • Location: Sanlian
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 31.892299, 120.198394 (exact)

Background

On March 30, 2020, at 22:10, a toxic asphyxiation accident occurred in the carbon powder tank of the electric furnace, resulting in the death of two individuals.[1]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date Workforce size Power source
1997-10-06[2] 641[2] unknown

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Jiangsu Xicheng Sanlian Holding Group Co Ltd [100.0%] unknown [100.0%] E100000128049 [100.0%] Jiangyin Xicheng Steel Co Ltd [100%][3] unknown E100000126191 [100%]

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 ISO 50001 Responsible steel Main production equipment
semi-finished[4] billet[4] automotive, energy, tools and machinery[5] 2024-03-27[5] unknown[5] unknown 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[6] 720[6]

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

Year EAF production Other/unknown steel production
2019 unknown unknown
2020 unknown unknown
2021 unknown unknown
2022 unknown unknown
2023 unknown unknown

Unit Details

Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Current capacity (ttpa) Current size (tonnes)
unknown EAF (1) operating[3] 360[6] 50.0[7]
unknown EAF (2) operating[3] 360[6] 50.0[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) yes[8] >0[8] unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown
unknown EAF (2) yes[8] >0[8] unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown

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References

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  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20191229152350/http://www.xichengsteel.com:80/equipment.php?mid. Archived from the original on 2019-12-29. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "产能核算" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-02-24.
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