Vina Kyoei Steel Phu My plant

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Vina Kyoei Steel Phu My plant, also known as VKS, is a steel plant in Phu My Town, Ba Ria Vung Tau, Vietnam that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Phu My Town, Ba Ria Vung Tau, Vietnam:

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  • Location: Phu My 1 Industrial Zone, Phu My Ward, Phu My Town, Ba Ria - Vung Tau Province, Vietnam
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 10.601423, 107.040679 (exact)

Background

Vina Kyoei Steel Company Ltd was founded in 1994. The Phu My plant began production in the year 1996.[1]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date
1996-01[2]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

State-owned entity status Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Partial Kyoei Steel Ltd; Marubeni-Itochu Steel Pte Ltd; Mitsui & Co Ltd; Viet Nam Steel Corp 4295875990; 5062381749; 4295880574; 5000054945 E100000130707; E100000130791; E100000000651; E100000130925 Vina Kyoei Steel Ltd Co[2] 5001142131 E100000130957

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products ISO 14001 ISO 50001 Main production equipment
semi-finished, finished rolled[3] billet, wire rod, angle, rebar, coupler, round bar[3] yes[2] unknown[4] EAF

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 Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
operating 500[5] 500[5]

Table 5: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year EAF production Other/unknown steel production
2019 unknown unknown
2020 unknown unknown
2021 unknown unknown
2022 unknown unknown

Unit Details

Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Construction date Start date Furnace manufacturer and model Current capacity (ttpa) Current size (tonnes)
unknown EAF (1) operating[6] 2011-10-26[7] 2012-09[8] 2015[6] Steel Plantech[8] 500[5] 90.0[8][6]

Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details

Unit name Scrap-based % scrap
unknown EAF (1) yes[9] 100.00[9]

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References

  1. "Vina Kyoei Steel". www.vinakyoeisteel.com.vn. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125061617/https://www.vinakyoeisteel.com.vn/gioi-thieu/vina-kyoei-steel. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220120113635/https://www.vinakyoeisteel.com.vn/san-pham. Archived from the original on 2022-01-20. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20200105014839/http://www.vinakyoeisteel.com.vn:80/gioi-thieu. Archived from the original on 2020-01-05. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240130193116/https://www.kyoeisteel.co.jp/en/ir/library/result/main/01114/teaserItems1/03/linkList/05/link/2023-3_4Q_0510_English.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-30. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220119170828/https://www.kyoeisteel.co.jp/en/ir/library/individual/main/00/teaserItems1/0/linkList/00/link/CompanyBrochure2021.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-01-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20240130193050/http://www.japanmetalbulletin.com/?p=18682. Archived from the original on 2024-01-30. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240130192747/https://steelplantech.com/news/2618/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-30. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240126190558/https://www.linde-gas.com/en/images/CoJet_EAF_Customer_List_Jan_2021_R1_tcm17-636945.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-26. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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