Nippon Kyushu Works (Yawata Area, Tobata) steel plant
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Nippon Kyushu Works (Yawata Area, Tobata) steel plant (九州制铁所八幡地区 (Chinese); 九州製鉄所八幡地区 (Japanese)), also known as Kyushu Works Yawata Area (Tobata Area), is a blast furnace-basic oxygen furnace (BF-BOF) steel plant operating in Kitakyushu, Kyūshū, Japan.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Kitakyushu, Kyūshū, Japan:
- Location: 1-1 Tobihata-cho, Tobata-ku, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Pref. 804-8501, Japan
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 33.911803, 130.838014 (exact)
Background
Tabata Works (Yawata Area) was founded in 1901.[1] In October 2024, Nippon Steel announced its plan to build a new electric arc furnace at the plant aiming to accelerate its decarbonisation efforts. The company sought government subsidy for financing the development. The new furnace is expected to replace its existing BOF facility that is producing 3.6 million tonnes per year of crude steel.[2]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Plant status | Announced date | Start date | Workforce size | Power source | Iron ore source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating[3] | 1896[4] | 1901[5] | 1789[6] | in-plant power generation, also provides power generated via coal to Kyushu Electric Power (does not distinguish between Tobata and Kokura facilities of Yawata)[5] | Imported from Australia, Brazil and India[7] |
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 [100%] | 4295877313 [100%] | E100001000178 [15%] | Nippon Steel Corp[3] | 4295877313 | E100000000652 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | ISO 14001 | Main production equipment | Detailed production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| semi-finished; finished rolled[8] | thin plate, steel bars and wires, rail and steel sheet pile, steel pipe[8] | yes[9] | BF, BOF[5] | 4 BOF (2x170-tonne, 2x350-tonne); 1 BF[5][10] |
Table 4: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status* | Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| operating | 3727 TTPA[11][11][11][11] | 3727 TTPA[11][11][11][11] |
Table 5: Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status* | Blast furnace capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| operating | 4543 TTPA[12] | 4543 TTPA[12] |
Table 6: Actual Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | BOF Production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3254 TTPA[13] | 3254 TTPA |
| 2021 | 3727 TTPA[11] | 3727 TTPA |
| 2022 | 3611 TTPA[14] | 3611 TTPA |
Blast Furnace Details
Table 7: Blast Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Announced date | Construction date | Start date | Current size | Current capacity (ttpa) | Decarbonization technology | Most recent relining |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | operating[15] | unknown | unknown | 1972[16] | 5000 m³[5][10] | 4543[12] | unknown | 2014-04-20[16] |
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References
- ↑ "Basic Facts About Nippon Steel" (PDF). Nippon Steel. 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Maekawa, Yusuke (2024-10-15). "* | Latest Market News | Argus Media". www.argusmedia.com. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20211020151842/https://www.nipponsteel.com/works/kyushu/index.html. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240124202919/https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/229950652.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20200614234628/https://www.nipponsteel.com/en/ir/library/pdf/factbook2019_all.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2020.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220120194201/https://www.nipponsteel.com/en/factbook/09-01.html. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240124203736/https://www.nipponsteel.com/en/factbook/2023/11-06.html. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220120104734/https://www.nipponsteel.com/works/kyushu/yawata/product/index.html. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20201029114814/https://www.nipponsteel.com/works/kyushu/yawata/iso/index.html. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220130014556/https://www.nipponsteel.com/en/ir/library/pdf/nsc_en_ir_2021_a3.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.8 https://www.nipponsteel.com/en/factbook/2022/11-04.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220722183713/https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/chemistry/blast-furnace. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220318092755/https://www.nipponsteel.com/en/factbook/11-04.html. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240123003258/https://www.nipponsteel.com/en/factbook/2023/11-04.html. Archived from the original on 23 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125043017/https://www.nipponsteel.com/en/ir/library/pdf/nsc_en_ir_2022_a3.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 16.0 16.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210627232425/https://www.nipponsteel.com/en/news/20140421_100.html. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021.
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