Nippon East Japan Works (Kimitsu) steel plant

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Nippon East Japan Works (Kimitsu) steel plant (東日本製鉄所君津地区, 东日本制铁所君津地区), also known as Kimitsu Works (Kimitsu Area), East Nippon Works Kimitsu Area, is a steel plant in Kimitsu, Chiba, Japan that operates blast furnace (BF) and basic oxygen furnace (BOF) technology.

Location

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  • Location: 1-1 Kimitsu, Kimitsu City, Chiba Prefecture, 299-1141, Japan
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 35.360912, 139.881953 (exact)

Background

The construction of the plant began in January 1962. The plant began operation in 1965.[1] The plant closed one out of its three blast furnaces in 2016.[2] In April 2024, the Kimitsu plant temporarily suspended production at some of its blast furnaces in the plant on the back of operational issues.[3]

As part of the company's Carbon Neutral Vision 2050, the company is planning the demonstration of its COURSE50 technology before 2030, which is expected to reduce carbon emissions by 30% in its BF-BOF operations.[4] A 12 m3 test blast furnace was constructed for testing COURSE50 technology with a target of achieving 30% reduction in CO2 emissions. In a test conducted in May 2022, 22% reduction in CO2 emissions were achieved. Testing in November and December 2023 confirmed an emissions reduction of 33%.[5]

In December 2024, Nippon Steel announced that it achieved a carbon emission reduction of 43% in the test furnace at East Nippon Works Kimitsu Area, in a test conducted between November and December 2024. The emission reduction was achieved by improving the heat balance inside the blast furnace during the use of heated hydrogen when increasing the reduction with hydrogen instead of carbon.[6] The large-scale demonstration test using BF#2 is scheduled to begin in fiscal year 2026.[2]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Announced date Construction date Start date Workforce size Power source Iron ore source Coal source
1961[7] 1962[7] 1965[8] 3547[9] unknown Imported from Australia, Brazil and India[10] Australia and Canada[11]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Nippon Steel Corp 4295877313 E100000000652 Nippon Steel Corp[12] 4295877313 E100000000652

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products ISO 14001 Main production equipment
semi-finished, finished rolled[13] pipe, bar, profile, plate[13] yes[14] BF; BOF

Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

1Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status1 Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
operating 10001[12] 10001[12]

Table 5: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

1Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status1 Blast furnace capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
operating 9200[15] 9200[15]

Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

Sinter Coke Pellets
13200[12] 1800[16] NF

Table 7: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year BOF production Total (all routes)
2019 8019[16] 8019[16]
2020 5703[17] 5703[17]
2021 7801[18] 7801[18]
2022 6389[19] 6389[19]
2023 6630[20] 6630[20]

Table 8: Actual Plant-level Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year BF production Other/unknown iron production
2019 unknown unknown
2020 unknown unknown
2021 unknown unknown
2022 unknown unknown
2023 unknown unknown

Unit Details

Table 9: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name Status Start date Furnace manufacturer and model Current size Current capacity (ttpa) Decarbonization technology Most recent relining
BF 2 operating[21][22] 1969[23][12] Bell less top[24] 4500.0[16] 4100[15] Demonstration of Hydrogen injection into BF; Course50 by 2030; SuperCourse50; reduced emissions by 43%[25][26][27][28][29] 2012-05[30]
BF 4 operating[21][22] 1975[12] – 5555.0 m3[16] 5100[15] unknown 2003-05[31]
unknown BF (1) operating[28] 2022[28] – 12.0[28] 0 This 12 m3 test BF was constructed for testing COURSE50 technology with a target of achieving 30% reduction in CO2 emissions.[32] –

Table 10: Basic Oxygen Furnace Details

Unit name Status Current capacity (ttpa) Current size
unknown BOF (1) operating[19] 1642[12] 220.0 tonnes[16][8]
unknown BOF (2) operating[19] 1642[12] 220.0 tonnes[16][8]
unknown BOF (3) operating[19] 2239[12] 300.0 tonnes[16][8]
unknown BOF (4) operating[19] 2239[12] 300.0 tonnes[16][8]
unknown BOF (5) operating[19] 2239[12] 300.0 tonnes[16][8]

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References

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