Wuzhou Yongda Iron and Steel Co Ltd

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Wuzhou Yongda Iron and Steel Co Ltd (梧州市永达钢铁有限公司) is a steel plant in Wuzhou, Guangxi, China that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

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  • Location: Pinglang Village, Changzhou District, Wuzhou City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 23.524465, 111.2402 (exact)

Background

The company was ordered to rectify its operations by the Wuzhou City Ecological Environment Bureau in 2022 due to issues such as improper waste disposal and the emission of smoke and dust.[1]

In 2024, the company plans to upgrade its steelmaking technology and implement capacity replacement initiatives. This will involve constructing one 110-ton BOF and two 55-tonBOF.[2]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date Workforce size Power source
2009[3] 774[4][5] State Grid[6]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Wuzhou Yongda Steel Works Co Ltd unknown E100000126779 Wuzhou Yongda Steel Works Co Ltd[3] unknown E100000126779

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 ISO 50001 Responsible steel Main production equipment
semi-finished, finished rolled[7] billet, rebar[7] building and infrastructure[7] 2024-01-07[8][9] unknown[8] unknown 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)
announced 1645[10] 1645[10]
cancelled 1029[11] 1029[11]
operating pre-retirement 1851[11] 1851[11]

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
2023 unknown

Unit Details

Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Start date Retired date Current capacity (ttpa) Current size (tonnes)
unknown EAF (1) operating pre-retirement[10] 2026[10] 360[11] 35.0[12][13][14]
unknown EAF (2) operating pre-retirement[10] 2026[10] 360[11] 35.0[12][13][14]
unknown EAF (3) operating pre-retirement[10] 2026[10] 360[11] 35.0[12][13][14]
unknown EAF (4) operating pre-retirement[10] 2026[10] 360[11] 35.0[12][13][14]
unknown EAF (5) operating pre-retirement[10] 2026[10] 411[11] 40.0[12][13][14]
unknown EAF (6) cancelled[10] 2017[12] 1029[11] 100.0[12]
unknown EAF (7) announced[10] 2024-01[10] 2026[10] 410[10] 55.0[10]
unknown EAF (8) announced[10] 2024-01[10] 2026[10] 410[10] 55.0[10]
unknown EAF (9) announced[10] 2024[10] 2026[10] 825[10] 110.0[10]

Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details

Unit name Scrap-based % scrap % DRI % HBI % sponge iron (unknown if DRI or HBI) % basic/merchant pig iron % granulated pig iron % pig iron (unknown if basic/merchant or granulated % other iron
unknown EAF (1) yes[15][16] >0[15][16] unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown
unknown EAF (2) yes[15][16] >0[15][16] unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown
unknown EAF (3) yes[15][16] >0[15][16] unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown
unknown EAF (4) yes[15][16] >0[15][16] unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown
unknown EAF (5) yes[15][16] >0[15][16] unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown
unknown EAF (6) yes[15][16] >0[15][16] unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown
unknown EAF (7) unknown
unknown EAF (8) None
unknown EAF (9) unknown

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