Wuzhou Yongda Special Steel Co Ltd

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Wuzhou Yongda Special Steel Co Ltd (梧州市永达特钢有限公司) 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): 23.520307, 111.229981 (exact)

Background

The company received an administrative penalty of 80,000 yuan for having safety hazards and suspected illegal and non-compliant activities.[1]

In 2020, a quantum electric furnace supplied by Pratt Metallurgical Technology to the company went into operation. This is the first quantum electric furnace in continuous operation in China.[2]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date Workforce size Power source
2011[3] 396[4][5] Southern Power Grid North Bay Power Supply Bureau in Guangxi[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 [100.0%] unknown [100.0%] E100000126779 [100.0%] Wuzhou Yongda Special Steel Co Ltd [100%][3] unknown E100000127406 [100%]

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 ISO 50001 Responsible steel Main production equipment
finished rolled[3] bar, wire, flat[3] tools and machinery[3] 2021-10-25[7] unknown[7] 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)
operating 1000[8] 1000[8]

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 Start date Furnace manufacturer and model Current capacity (ttpa) Current size (tonnes)
unknown EAF (1) operating[8] 2020[9][8] Pratt Quantum Electric Furnace[9][9] 1000[8] 100.0[8]

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[10][11] >0[10][11] unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown

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  2. "普锐特冶金技术提供的量子电炉和钢包炉在梧州永达投产". 世界金属导报. 2021-02-19.
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