Wuhan Iron and Steel Co Ltd

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Wuhan Iron and Steel Co Ltd (宝武集团武汉钢铁有限公司) is a steel plant in Wuhan, Hubei, China that operates blast furnace (BF) and basic oxygen furnace (BOF) technology.

Location

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  • Location: Qinghua Road, Hongshan District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 30.616222, 114.444975 (exact)

Background

The No. 1 blast furnace (2200m3), built in 1958, is the first blast furnace in New China. It was permanently shut down in October 2019 and has been completed as a heritage park in July 2022.[1][2][3]

According to the capacity replacement plan in May 2022, Wuhan Iron and Steel Company plans to build two 3200m3 blast furnaces with a production capacity of 5.34 million tons, which are expected to be put into operation in 2023.[4]

The company was approved to start construction of a 3,200m3 blast furnace, which had a problem of building a larger capacity than approved. One of the blast furnaces, which was completed and commissioned in November 2022, had an actual volume of approximately 3,900m3. Rectification was required. Ultimately, the company acquired a 640,000-ton ironmaking capacity quota from Ma'anshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. to address the issue of building a larger capacity than approved for the New No. 7 blast furnace project. In Dec. 2024, the project’s furnace volume was adjusted from 3,200m3 to 3,900 m3[5].

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Construction date Start date Workforce size Power source Iron ore source
1955[6] 1958-09-13[7][8][6][9] 18000[10][11] WISCO Qingshan power station[12] The four iron ores and two auxiliary raw material mines under its jurisdiction are distributed in eastern Hubei, southern Hubei and Jiaozuo City in Henan Province.[13]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Baoshan Iron & Steel Co Ltd [100.0%] 4295864974 [100.0%] E100000122571 [100.0%] Wuhan Iron and Steel Co Ltd [100%][14] unknown E100000123212 [100%]

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products ISO 14001 ISO 50001 Responsible steel Main production equipment
finished rolled[15][13] sheet, sections, plate, rod, coated, coil, wire[15][13] 2024-01-24[16][17] 2022-07-01[16][18] 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)
operating 15907[19] 15907[19]

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 14320[20][21][22][23][24] 14320[20][21][22][23][24]
retired 5340[24][25][26] 5340[24][25][26]

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

Sinter Coke Pellets
NF NF NF

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

Year BOF production Other/unknown steel production Total (all routes)
2019 15910[27] [27] 15910[27]
2020 15074[28] [28] 15074[28]
2021 unknown[29] unknown[29] [29]
2022 unknown unknown
2023 unknown

Table 8: Actual Plant-level Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year BF production DRI production Other/unknown iron production Total (all routes)
2019 unknown unknown unknown
2020 14024[28] [28] [28] 14024[28]
2021 unknown[29] [29] unknown[29] [29]
2022 unknown unknown
2023 unknown

Unit Details

Table 9: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Construction date Start date Retired date Current size Current capacity (ttpa) Decarbonization technology Most recent relining
BF 4 operating[30] 1970[31] 2600.0 m3[32] 2365[21] unknown 2007-05-18[31]
BF 5 retired[24][20] 1991[33] 2022[20] 3200.0 m3[32] 2670[26][24] unknown 2007-12-23[34]
BF 6 retired[24] 2004[25] 2022[20] 3200.0 m3[32] 2670[24][25] unknown 2021-06[35]
BF 7 operating[36] 2004-12[37] 2006[22] 3200.0 m3[32] 2840[22] unknown 2022-11-30[38]
BF 8 operating[39] 2007-05-05[37] 2009[40] 4117.0 m3[23] 3325[23] unknown
New BF #7 operating[24][20] 2022-05[24] 2022 3900.0 m3[24] 3120[24][20] unknown
unknown BF (2) operating[24] 2022-05[24] 2023[24] 3200.0 m3[24] 2670[24] unknown

Table 10: Basic Oxygen Furnace Details

Unit name Status Start date Current capacity (ttpa) Current size
unknown BOF (1) operating[14] 782[19] 90.0 tonnes[32]
unknown BOF (10) operating[14] 2173[19] 250.0 tonnes[32]
unknown BOF (11) operating[14] 2173[19] 250.0 tonnes[32]
unknown BOF (2) operating[14] 782[19] 90.0 tonnes[32]
unknown BOF (3) operating[14] 1043[19] 120.0 tonnes[32]
unknown BOF (4) operating[14] 1043[19] 120.0 tonnes[32]
unknown BOF (5) operating[14] 1304[19] 150.0 tonnes[32]
unknown BOF (6) operating[14] 1304[19] 150.0 tonnes[32]
unknown BOF (7) operating[14] 1565[19] 180.0 tonnes[32]
unknown BOF (8) operating[14] 1565[19] 180.0 tonnes[32]
unknown BOF (9) operating[14] 1997[41] 2173[19] 250.0 tonnes[32]

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