Jiangyin Xingcheng Special Steel Works Co Ltd

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Jiangyin Xingcheng Special Steel Works Co Ltd (江阴兴澄特种钢铁有限公司) is a blast furnace-basic oxygen furnace (BF-BOF) and electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plant operating in Jiangyin, Jiangsu, China.

Location

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  • Location: No. 297 Chengjiang East Road, Jiangyin City, Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 31.950191, 120.328449 (exact)

Background

According to the production capacity swap announcement in December 2021, the company plans to build a 1500m³ blast furnace, and dismantle two 450m3 blast furnaces and one 530m3 blast furnace.[1]

In 2015, the company illegally built a 1280m³ blast furnace without a capacity swap.[2][3]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Phase Plant status Announced date Start date Pre-retirement announcement date Workforce size
Main plant Operating[4] 1993[5] 7192[4]
Closure Operating pre-retirement[6] 2023-07-14[6]
Closure Operating pre-retirement[6] 2023-07-14[6]
Expansion Announced[6] 2023-07-14[6] 2025[6]
Closure Retired[7] 2023-07-14[6]
Expansion Operating[8][9] 2023-02[8] 2015[8]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Phase Parent company Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Main plant Citic Pacific Special Steel Group Co Ltd [100.0%] E100000128047 [100%] Jiangyin Xingcheng Special Steel Works Co., Ltd.[4] 5001097575 E100000126701

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 finished rolled[5] bearing steel, gear steel, spring steel, mooring chain steel, cord steel, extra thick plate, container steel, pipeline steel, high-strength wear-resistant steel[5] automotive; energy; transport; tools and machinery[5] 2020[10] BF, BOF, EAF[11] 4 BOF (2x120-tonne, 2x150-tonne); 2 EAF (1x40-tonne, 1x100-tonne)[11][7]
Closure finished rolled[5] bearing steel, gear steel, spring steel, mooring chain steel, cord steel, extra thick plate, container steel, pipeline steel, high-strength wear-resistant steel[5] automotive; energy; transport; tools and machinery[5] EAF[6] 2 EAF (1x40-tonne, 1x100 tonne)[6]
Closure finished rolled[5] bearing steel, gear steel, spring steel, mooring chain steel, cord steel, extra thick plate, container steel, pipeline steel, high-strength wear-resistant steel[5] automotive; energy; transport; tools and machinery[5] EAF[6] 2 EAF (1x40-tonne, 1x100 tonne)[6]
Expansion finished rolled[5] bearing steel, gear steel, spring steel, mooring chain steel, cord steel, extra thick plate, container steel, pipeline steel, high-strength wear-resistant steel[5] automotive; energy; transport; tools and machinery[5] EAF[6] 2 EAF (1x75-tonne, 1x80 tonne)[6]
Closure finished rolled[5] bearing steel, gear steel, spring steel, mooring chain steel, cord steel, extra thick plate, container steel, pipeline steel, high-strength wear-resistant steel[5] automotive; energy; transport; tools and machinery[5] EAF[6] 2 EAF (1x40-tonne, 1x100 tonne)[6]
Expansion finished rolled[5] bearing steel, gear steel, spring steel, mooring chain steel, cord steel, extra thick plate, container steel, pipeline steel, high-strength wear-resistant steel[5] automotive; energy; transport; tools and machinery[5] BF[8] [8][9]

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 5900 TTPA[12][12][12][12] 5900 TTPA[12][12][12][12]
Closure retired 358 TTPA[6][6] 358 TTPA[6][6]
Closure operating pre-retirement 897 TTPA[6][6] 897 TTPA[6][6]
Expansion announced 1225 TTPA[6][6] 1225 TTPA[6][6]
Closure retired
Expansion operating

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 4580 TTPA[13][7][7] 4580 TTPA[13][7][7]
Closure retired
Closure operating pre-retirement
Expansion announced
Closure retired 1200 TTPA[7][14] 1200 TTPA[7][14]
Expansion operating 1180 TTPA[8] 1180 TTPA[8]

Table 6: Actual Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year Total (all routes)
2020 6866 TTPA[15]
2021 [16]
2022

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

Year BF Production Total (all routes)
2020 5552 TTPA[15] 5552 TTPA[15]
2021 [16] [16]
2022

Blast Furnace Details

Table 8: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Construction date Start date Retired date Furnace manufacturer and model Current size Current capacity (ttpa) Decarbonization technology Most recent relining
1 retired[7] unknown unknown 2002-09-01 00:00:00[17] 2020-03[7] Sinosteel[18] 450 m³[18] 550[7] unknown unknown
3 operating[11][7] unknown unknown 2009-09-01 00:00:00[19] 3200 m³[11][7] 3250[13][7] unknown 2021[20]
unknown retired[7] unknown unknown 2003[18] 2021-11[7] Sinosteel[18] 530 m³[18] 650[14] unknown unknown
unknown operating[8][9] 2023-02[8] 2014-06-01 00:00:00[21] 2015-08[21] 1280 m³[8] 1180[8] unknown 2022[22]
unknown operating[7] 2021-12[7] unknown 2021[23] 1500 m³[7] 1330[7] unknown unknown

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