Nippon Nagoya steel plant

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Nippon Nagoya steel plant (東日本名古屋製鉄所, 东日本名古屋制铁所), also known as Nagoya Works, is a steel plant in Tokai, Aichi, Japan that operates blast furnace (BF) and basic oxygen furnace (BOF) technology.

Location

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  • Location: 5-3, Tokaimachi, Tokai City, Aichi Pref. 476-8686, Japan
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 35.027575, 136.870552 (exact)

Background

The Nagoya Works was founded in 1958.[1] The plant began operations in 1961.[2] The plant currently operates two blast furnaces and six basic oxygen furnaces.[1][2]

Nagoya Works is planning a next generation hot strip mill at the plant, expected to start operation in FY2026.[3]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Construction date Start date Workforce size Power source Iron ore source Coal source
1960[4] 1961[5] 3183[6] unknown Imported from Australia, Brazil and India[7] Australia and Canada[8]

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 [100.0%] 4295877313 [100.0%] E100000000652 [100.0%] Nippon Steel Corp [100%][9] 4295877313 E100000000652 [100%]

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 Main production equipment
semi-finished, finished rolled[10] pipe, cast iron, plate[10] automotive, building and infrastructure, energy, tools and machinery[5][10] yes[11] 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 6000[5][12] 6000[5][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 9466[13][14][15] 9466[13][14][15]

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

Sinter Coke Pellets
>0[16] 800[13] NF

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

Year BOF production Total (all routes)
2019 5848[13] 5848[13]
2020 5569[17] 5569[17]
2021 5657[18] 5657[18]
2022 4647[19] 4647[19]
2023 5532[20] 5532[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
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 1 operating[5] 1964[4] Bell less top[21] 5443.0 m3[13] 4966[15][13] unknown 2007-04[22]
BF 3 operating[5] 1969[23][4] – 4425.0 m3[24] 4500[14] unknown 2022-06[25]

Table 10: Basic Oxygen Furnace Details

Unit name Status Start date Current capacity (ttpa) Current size
unknown BOF (1) operating[19] – 744[5][12] 160.0 tonnes[13][26]
unknown BOF (2) operating[19] 1969[4] 744[5][12] 160.0 tonnes[13][26]
unknown BOF (3) operating[19] 1967[4] 744[5][12] 160.0 tonnes[13][26]
unknown BOF (4) operating[19] – 1256[5][12] 270.0 tonnes[13][26]
unknown BOF (5) operating[19] – 1256[5][12] 270.0 tonnes[13][26]
unknown BOF (6) operating[19] 2007[4] 1256[5][12] 270.0 tonnes[13][26]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Basic Facts About Nippon Steel" (PDF). Nippon Steel. 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Integrated Report 2021" (PDF). Nippon Steel. 2021. Retrieved 2022-03-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ "FY2023 Appendix" (PDF). Nippon Steel. 2024-05-09. Retrieved 2024-12-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 "歴史・沿革". www.nipponsteel.com. Archived from the original on 2025-01-07. Retrieved 2024-12-19. {{cite web}}: Text "名古屋製鉄所" ignored (help); Text "日本製鉄" ignored (help); Text "製鉄所" ignored (help)
  5. ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 "Interests in raw materials" (PDF). 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-25. Retrieved 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
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  9. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20211019162417/https://www.nipponsteel.com/works/nagoya/index.html. Archived from the original on 2021-10-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 https://www.steelorbis.com/steel-news/latest-news/nippon-steel-to-build-new-hot-strip-mill-at-nagoya-works-1244058.htm?searchKey=japan%20capacity&sc=article. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ↑ 13.00 13.01 13.02 13.03 13.04 13.05 13.06 13.07 13.08 13.09 13.10 13.11 13.12 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20200614234628/https://www.nipponsteel.com/en/ir/library/pdf/factbook2019_all.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-06-14. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.5 19.6 19.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20240123003258/https://www.nipponsteel.com/en/factbook/2023/11-04.html. Archived from the original on 2024-01-23. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 "Outline of the Manufacturing Base". www.nipponsteel.com. Archived from the original on 2025-01-07. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
  21. ↑ "Latest Blast Furnace Relining Technology at Nippon Steel" (PDF). Nippon Steel. 2006-07. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-01-07. Retrieved 2024-12-20. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  22. ↑ (PDF) https://www.eng.nipponsteel.com/english/whoweare/r_and_d/reports/pdf/vol08-03e.pdf https://www.nipponsteel.com/news/old_nsc/news/data/20090129192140_1.pdf, https://www.eng.nipponsteel.com/english/whoweare/r_and_d/reports/pdf/vol08-03e.pdf. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
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