Panhua Group Sarangani steel plant

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Panhua Group Sarangani steel plant is a steel plant in Maasim, Sarangani, Philippines that operates blast furnace (BF) and basic oxygen furnace (BOF) technology.

Location

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  • Location: Kamanga Agro-Industrial Ecozone, Maasim, Sarangani, Philippines
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 5.86655, 125.078751 (exact)

Background

In 2021, China-based Panhua Group announced their plans to develop a steel manufacturing facility inside the Kamanga Agro-Industrial Economic Zone in Philippines.[1] As of September 2023, the construction of the project is expected to be completed by 2026.[2]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Construction date Start date Workforce size Power source Iron ore source Coal source
2022[3][4] 2026[5][3][4] 30000[6] 15-megawatt run-of-river hydroelectric power plant, South Cotabato Electric Cooperative[7] unknown unknown

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Panhua Group Co Ltd [100.0%] 5079238817 [100.0%] E100000131086 [100.0%] Panhua Group Co Ltd [100%][8] 5079238817 E100000131086 [100%]

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 ISO 50001 Main production equipment
semi-finished, finished rolled[9][6] galvanized, slab, coil[9][6] building and infrastructure[9][6] unknown unknown 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)
construction 2000[10] 2000[10]

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)
construction 1790[3] 1790[3]

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

Ferronickel Sinter Coke Pellets
NF 2880[3] 1200[3] NF

Unit Details

Table 7: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name Status Construction date Start date Current size Current capacity (ttpa) Decarbonization technology
BF 1 construction[3][11] 2019[12] 2025[13][3] 630.0 m3[3] 895[3] unknown
BF 2 construction[3][11] 2019[12] 2025[13][3] 630.0 m3[3] 895[3] unknown

Table 8: Basic Oxygen Furnace Details

Unit name Status Current capacity (ttpa) Current size
unknown BOF (1) construction[3][4] 1000[10] 60.0 tonnes[10]
unknown BOF (2) construction[3][4] 1000[10] 60.0 tonnes[10]

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References

  1. "China's PANHUA Group to invest in Sarangani | Municipal Government of Malungon". malungon.gov.ph. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  2. Abellana, Michael (2023-09-18). "NEDA visits SOCCSKSARGEN's Sarangani Energy Corporation, Kamanga Ecozone". NEDA XII. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  3. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220718072009/https://eia.emb.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/EIS-PANHUA.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-07-18. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220114134101/https://www.metalbulletin.com/Article/3821485/Chinas-Panhua-Group-to-build-35-bln-steel-mill-in-the-Philippines.html. Archived from the original on 2022-01-14. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20240115060517/https://nro12.neda.gov.ph/neda-visits-soccsksargens-sarangani-energy-corporation-kamanga-ecozone/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-15. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220112203323/https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1080596. Archived from the original on 2022-01-12. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://www.bworldonline.com/corporate/2024/10/07/626085/steel-plant-in-sarangani-seen-to-start-production-in-q4-2025/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125062612/https://www.panhuagroup.com/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=lists&catid=12. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20200813165031/https://www.philstar.com/business/2019/09/18/1952650/chinas-panhua-group-start-works-35-billion-steel-plant-soon. Archived from the original on 2020-08-13. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220718072009/https://eia.emb.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/EIS-PANHUA.pdf (PDF). {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. 11.0 11.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220113191146/https://www.metalbulletin.com/Article/3957903/FOCUS-New-Chinese-steel-mega-plants-in-SE-Asia-one-step-closer-to-completion.html. Archived from the original on 2022-01-13. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. 12.0 12.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220812113448/https://www.fastmarkets.com/insights/focus-new-chinese-steel-mega-plants-in-se-asia-one-step-closer-to-completion. Archived from the original on 2022-08-12. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. 13.0 13.1 https://www.steelorbis.com/steel-news/latest-news/chinas-panhua-group-to-commence-first-phase-of-steel-plant-in-philippines-in-q1-2025-1354532.htm?utm_source=chatgpt.com. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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