Nippon Setouchi Works (Hirohata Area) steel plant

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Nippon Setouchi Works (Hirohata Area) steel plant is a basic oxygen furnace (BOF) steel plant operating in Himeji, Kansai, Japan.

Location

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  • Location: 1 Fuji-cho, Hirohata-ku, Himeji City, Hyogo Pref. 671-1188, Japan
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 34.786879, 134.625301 (exact)

Background

The Nippon Setouchi Works (Hirohata Area) steel plant began operating in 1939.[1] It previously had 3 basic oxygen furnaces, but they were shut down.[1] A 2300 ttpa electric arc furnace expansion is in the works, with a completion date of 2022.[1]

In 2023, the company announced another EAF addition to the plant. The details of the same are not known.[2]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Phase Plant status Announced date Construction date Start date Pre-retirement announcement date Workforce size Power source Iron ore source
Main plant Operating[3] – – 1939[4] – 1351[5] in-plant power generation, also provides power generated via coal to Kansai Electric Power[6] Imported from Australia, Brazil and India[7]
Closure Operating pre-retirement[8] – – – 2019[9] – – –
Expansion Operating[10] 2019-11[11] 2022[11] 2022[10] – – in-plant power generation, also provides power generated via coal to Kansai Electric Power[6] –
Expansion Announced[12] 2023-05-11[12] – – – – – –

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Phase Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Main plant Nippon Steel Corp [100%] 4295877313 [100%] E100001000178 [15%] Nippon Steel Corp[13] 4295877313 E100000000652

Table 3: Process and Products

Phase Steel product category Steel products ISO 14001 Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
Main plant semi-finished; finished rolled[14] sheets[14] yes[15] BOF[4][3] 3 BOF (200-tonne; 100-tonne; 120-tonne)[3]
Closure semi-finished; finished rolled[14] sheets[14] – BOF[9] 3 BOF (200-tonne; 100-tonne; 120-tonne)[11]
Expansion semi-finished; finished rolled[14] sheets[14] – EAF[4] 1 EAF (200-tonne)[4][6]
Expansion semi-finished; finished rolled[14] sheets[14] – EAF[12] 1 EAF[12]

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

*Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Phase Capacity operating status* Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
Main plant operating – – –
Closure operating pre-retirement 2816 TTPA[4][4][4] – 2816 TTPA[4][4][4]
Expansion operating – 720 TTPA[16][17][18] 720 TTPA[16][17][18]
Expansion announced – >0 TTPA[12] >0 TTPA[12]

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

*Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Phase Capacity operating status*
Main plant operating
Closure operating pre-retirement
Expansion operating
Expansion announced

Table 6: Actual Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year EAF Production Total (all routes)
2020 505 TTPA[3] 505 TTPA
2021 529 TTPA[19] 529 TTPA
2022 464 TTPA[20] 464 TTPA

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Integrated Report 2021" (PDF). Nippon Steel. 2021. Retrieved 2022-03-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ↑ "Japan's Nippon Steel pursues EAF projects". Argus Media. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 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)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 (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)
  5. ↑ https://www.nipponsteel.com/en/factbook/2022/09-01.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 (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)
  7. ↑ 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. ↑ https://docs.publicnow.com/viewDoc?hash_primary=3A0C93E8C6D0AB6A4931A4F331D5D2E652B11C64. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240123183258/https://www.nipponsteel.com/en/ir/library/pdf/nsc_en_ir_2020_a3.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240123000149/https://www.sse.or.jp/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/20230529_54010_shoshu_20230526584221.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 (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)
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20240123000212/https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news/2447972-japans-nippon-steel-pursues-eaf-projects. Archived from the original on 23 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20211020140533/https://www.nipponsteel.com/works/setouchi/index.html. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 14.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20220318141637/https://www.nipponsteel.com/works/setouchi/hirohata/product/index.html. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220427223247/https://www.nipponsteel.com/en/company/iso/setouchi/hirohata/index.html. Archived from the original on 27 April 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en/market-insights/latest-news/metals/110619-japans-nippon-steel-to-produce-electrical-steel-sheet-by-arc-furnace-in-2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221207033800/https://www.davisindex.com/nippon-to-add-electrical-steel-unit-at-setouchi/. Archived from the original on 07 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220531161929/https://www.nipponsteel.com/en/ir/library/pdf/20220510_600.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 May 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  19. ↑ https://www.nipponsteel.com/en/factbook/2022/11-04.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  20. ↑ 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)

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