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]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Plant status | Announced date | Start date | Workforce size | Power source | Iron ore source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating[2] | 1896[3] | 1901[4] | 1789[5] | in-plant power generation, also provides power generated via coal to Kyushu Electric Power (does not distinguish between Tobata and Kokura facilities of Yawata)[4] | Imported from Australia, Brazil and India[6] |
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[2] | 4295877313 | E100000000652 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | ISO 14001 | Main production equipment | Detailed production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| semi-finished; finished rolled[7] | thin plate, steel bars and wires, rail and steel sheet pile, steel pipe[7] | yes[8] | BF, BOF[4] | 4 BOF (2x170-tonne, 2x350-tonne); 1 BF[4][9] |
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[10][10][10][10] | 3727 TTPA[10][10][10][10] |
Table 5: Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status* | Blast furnace capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| operating | 4543 TTPA[11] | 4543 TTPA[11] |
Table 6: Actual Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | BOF Production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3254 TTPA[12] | 3254 TTPA |
| 2021 | 3727 TTPA[10] | 3727 TTPA |
| 2022 | 3611 TTPA[13] | 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[14] | unknown | unknown | 1972[15] | 5000 m³[4][9] | 4543[11] | unknown | 2014-04-20[15] |
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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) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 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) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 (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.
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{{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) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 (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.
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{{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.
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