Kobe Wire Rod and Bar steel plant
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Kobe Wire Rod and Bar steel plant, also known as Kobe Works, is a steel plant in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan that operates blast furnace (BF) and basic oxygen furnace (BOF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan:
- Location: 2, Nadahama Higashicho, Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, 657-0863, Japan
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 34.703624, 135.247207 (exact)
Background
The first blast furnace at the plant began its operation in 1959.[1][2] In May 2022, Kobe Steel in a statement said that its "Kobenable Steel" will utilize a blast furnace process that involves charging a large amount of hot-briquetted iron. Kobenable Steel will be manufactured at Kakogawa Works. The HBI utilized in the process is produced by the MIDREX® Process.[3]
Between April to June 2023, the company successfully demonstrated the technology that reduced CO2 emissions by 25%.[4]
In 2013, Kobe Steel announced its plan to shut down the blast furnace and other upstream operations at the Kobe Works and transfer those operations to Kakogawa Works in fiscal 2017.[5][6] The plant was retired in 2017.[7]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Pre-retirement announcement date | Idled date | Retired date | Workforce size | Power source | Iron ore source | Coal source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959[8] | 2013-05-29[9] | 2017[10] | 2017[11] | 831[12] | unknown | unknown | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Steel Ltd | 4295877348 | E100000000647 | Kobe Steel Ltd[13] | 4295877348 | E100000000647 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | ISO 14001 | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|
| semi-finished, finished rolled[12] | wire rod, bar[12] | yes[14] | BF; BOF |
Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| retired | 1200[10][12] | 1200[10][12] |
Table 5: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Blast furnace capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| retired | 1795[15] | 1795[15] |
Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Sinter | Coke | Pellets |
|---|---|---|
| NF | NF | NF |
Unit Details
Table 7: Blast Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Retired date | Current size | Current capacity (ttpa) | Decarbonization technology | Most recent relining |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BF 3 | retired[11] | 2017[11] | 1845.0 m3[12] | 1795[15] | unknown | 2008-01[16] |
Table 8: Basic Oxygen Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Retired date | Current capacity (ttpa) | Current size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown BOF (1) | retired[11] | 2017[17][9] | 600[12][10] | 90.0 tonnes[11][12][10] |
| unknown BOF (2) | retired[11] | 2017[17][9] | 600[12][10] | 90.0 tonnes[11][12][10] |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ "Outline of Steel Production System" (PDF). Kobelco. March 2020. Retrieved 21 February, 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ me-metals.ir (۲۰۱۵/۱۲/۲۴ - ۰۰:۰۰). "History of the Kobe Steel Group". en. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ↑ "Kobe Steel Unveils Low-CO₂ Blast Furnace Steel". AIST. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Kobe Steel cuts BF carbon emissions by 25% at Kakogawa Works with new technology". www.steelorbis.com. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ↑ "Kobe Steel to reline No. 3 Blast Furnace at Kakogawa Works || KOBE STEEL, LTD". www.kobelco.co.jp. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ↑ "The Kobe Steel Group's Fiscal 2013-2015 Medium-Term Business Plan || KOBE STEEL, LTD". www.kobelco.co.jp. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ↑ "Outline of Steel Production System" (PDF). Kobelco. 2020-03. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ https://www.middleeastmetals.ir/en/news/140/history-of-the-kobe-steel-group.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125235435/https://www.kobelco.co.jp/english/releases/2013/1188360_13522.html. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20220126133957/https://www.reuters.com/article/kobesteel-furnace/japans-kobe-steel-to-shut-blast-furnace-in-2017-18-idUSL3N0EA20S20130529. Archived from the original on 2022-01-26.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220207220912/https://www.kobelco.co.jp/english/ktr/pdf/ktr_38/038-045.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-02-07.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 12.8 12.9 https://web.archive.org/web/20220121171055/https://www.kobelco.co.jp/english/steel/locations/index.html. Archived from the original on 2022-01-21.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220112163205/https://www.kobelco.co.jp/english/about_kobelco/kobesteel/locations/domestic/index.html. Archived from the original on 2022-01-12.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220318083614/https://www.kobelco.co.jp/english/about_kobelco/csr/environment/2012/14001.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-03-18.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 "产能核算" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-02-24.
- ↑ (PDF) https://static.aminer.org/pdf/PDF/000/220/833/flexible_manufacturing_and_high_performance_system_for_steel_plants.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 17.0 17.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20171021104935/http://www.kobelco.co.jp:80/english/releases/2014/1189522_13891.html. Archived from the original on 2017-10-21.
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