Lanwa Steel Hambantota steel plant
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Lanwa Steel Hambantota steel plant, also known as Lanka Steel, is a blast furnace-basic oxygen furnace (BF-BOF) steel plant under construction in Hambantota, Sri Lanka.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Hambantota, Sri Lanka:
- Location: Mirijjawila Export Processing Zone, Hambantota, Sri Lanka
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 6.128077, 81.075224 (exact)
Background
Ceylon Steel Corporation was established in 1961 as a downstream fabrication facility.[1] In July 2021, the company announced its plan to construct an integrated steel plant. After construction the plant is expected to produce 600 ttpa of steel billet, rebars and wire rods.[2]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Plant status | Announced date | Construction date | Workforce size | Power source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction[3] | 2021-07-21[4] | 2022-03[3] | 1500[3] | "According to BOI documents, the developer intends to burn 2000MT of iron ore per day for the steel plant using 'a coal-based captive power plant'"[5] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onyx Group AG [100.0%] | 5040693593 [100%] | E100000131006 [100%] | Ceylon Steel Co Ltd[6][7] | 5050713701 | E100000131034 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | ISO 14001 | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|
| semi-finished; finished rolled[3] | billet, rebar, wire rods, GI pipes[3][8] | Yes[9] | BF, BOF[10] |
Table 4: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status* | Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| construction | 600 TTPA[10] | 600 TTPA[10] |
Table 5: Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status* | Blast furnace capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| construction | >0 TTPA | >0 TTPA |
Blast Furnace Details
Table 6: Blast Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Announced date | Construction date | Start date | Current capacity (ttpa) | Decarbonization technology | Most recent relining |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown | construction[4][5][3] | 2021-07-21[4] | 2022-03[3] | unknown | >0 | unknown | unknown |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ "Ceylon Steel Corporation Limited". www.ceylonsteel.com. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ↑ "Lanwa's state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities for steel and roofing sheets". Print Edition - The Sunday Times, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20220313052039/https://www.dailymirror.lk/business-news/Lanwa-lays-foundation-for-steel-and-roofing-sheet-factories/273-232761. Archived from the original on 13 March 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20210812020613/http://www.sundaytimes.lk/210808/news/coal-ban-flouted-by-big-businessman-cea-gives-nod-despite-missing-data-451996.html. Archived from the original on 12 August 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20211003070823/https://www.sundaytimes.lk/211003/news/president-says-no-coal-but-cea-exploits-loopholes-to-approve-king-coal-project-457247.html. Archived from the original on 03 October 2021.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240125063626/http://onyxgroup.info/index.php/group-of-companies. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221129000530/https://www.ceylonsteel.com/en/about/. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240119054720/https://www.lankabusinessnews.com/lanwa-sanstha-cement-corporation-hambantota-international-port-group-inks-agreements/?cn-reloaded=1. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240119092600/https://www.ceylonsteel.com/en/. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220627173351/https://www.sundaytimes.lk/220313/business-times/lanwas-state-of-the-art-manufacturing-facilities-for-steel-and-roofing-sheets-475996.html. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022.
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