Kishiwada Steel Osaka Steel Plant

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Kishiwada Steel Osaka Steel Plant is an electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plant operating in Osaka, Kansai, Japan.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Osaka, Kansai, Japan:

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• Location: 20, Rinkaicho, Kishiwada-shi, Osaka, Japan
• Coordinates (WGS 84): 34.477479, 135.353918 (exact)

Background

Kishiwada Steel was established in 1956. In 1971, the plant began operating using electric arc furnace. No. 2 electric arc furnace began operation at the plant in 1980. In 2001, the plant started operation of its EcoArc furnace.

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant status	Start date	Workforce size
Operating	1956	250

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Owner	Owner company PermID	Owner company GEM ID
Kishiwada Steel Co. Ltd.	4295963393	E100001012303

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category	Steel products	Steel sector end users	ISO 14001	Main production equipment	Detailed production equipment
semi-finished; finished rolled	bar; billet	building and infrastructure	yes	EAF	1 EAF (70 tonne, began in 2001)

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.

Capacity operating status*	Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity	Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
operating	500 TTPA	500 TTPA

Articles and Resources

Additional data

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Resources

• Company website