Lanwa Steel Hambantota steel plant
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Lanwa Steel Hambantota steel plant, also known as Lanka Steel, is a steel plant in Hambantota, Sri Lanka that operates blast furnace (BF) and basic oxygen furnace (BOF) technology.
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] As of January 2025, there were no updates regarding the plant.
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Announced date | Construction date | Workforce size | Power source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-21[3] | 2022-03[4] | 1500[4] | captive power plant[5] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| State-owned entity status | Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Ceylon Steel Co Ltd | 5050713701 | E100000131034 | 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[4] | pipe, billet, wire rod, rebar[8][4] | yes[9] | 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) |
|---|---|---|
| construction | 600[10] | 600[10] |
Table 5: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Blast furnace capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| construction | 0 | 0 |
Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Ferronickel | Sinter | Coke | Pellets |
|---|---|---|---|
| NF | NF | NF | NF |
Unit Details
Table 7: Blast Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Announced date | Construction date | Current capacity (ttpa) | Decarbonization technology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown BF (1) | construction[5][3][4] | 2021-07-21[3] | 2022-03[4] | 0 | unknown |
Table 8: Basic Oxygen Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Current capacity (ttpa) |
|---|---|---|
| unknown BOF (1) | construction[4] | 600[10] |
Articles and Resources
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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 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 2021-08-12.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 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 2022-03-13.
{{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 2021-10-03.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221129000530/https://www.ceylonsteel.com/en/about/. Archived from the original on 2022-11-29.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240125063626/http://onyxgroup.info/index.php/group-of-companies. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
{{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 2024-01-19.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240119092600/https://www.ceylonsteel.com/en/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-19. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
{{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 2022-06-27.
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