Xinjiang Kunyu Iron and Steel Co Ltd

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Xinjiang Kunyu Iron and Steel Co Ltd (奎屯西姆莱斯特钢有限公司, 新疆昆玉钢铁有限公司), also known as Kuitun Ximu Laisite Steel Co., Ltd., is a steel plant in Kuitun, Ili AP, Xinjiang, China that operates blast furnace (BF) and basic oxygen furnace (BOF) technology.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Kuitun, Ili AP, Xinjiang, China:

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  • Location: No. 109 Nanhuan East Road
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 44.404189, 84.966753 (exact)

Background

The company is one of the key regulated enterprises with high energy consumption and high emissions in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in 2022.[1]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date Workforce size
2010-04-15[2] 1460[2]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Shiheng Special Steel Holding Group Co Ltd [54.7%]; Hong Kong Wing Tai Holdings [22.0%]; unknown [15.9%]; Trade Union Committee of Shiheng Special Steel Group [7.4%] unknown [54.7%]; unknown [22.0%]; not applicable [15.9%]; unknown [7.4%] E100000124166 [54.7%]; E100000126043 [22.0%]; E100000132388 [15.9%]; E100000126042 [7.4%] Xinjiang Kunyu Lron & Steel Co Ltd [100%][3] unknown E100000126477 [100%]

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products ISO 14001 ISO 50001 Responsible steel Main production equipment
finished rolled[4] rebar, wire[4] 2023-09-06[5] Expired[5] 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 pre-retirement 750[6] 750[6]

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 1000[6] 1000[6]
operating pre-retirement 500[6] 500[6]

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

Ferronickel Sinter Coke Pellets
NF 2100[7] NF NF

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

Year BOF production Other/unknown steel production
2019 unknown unknown
2020 unknown unknown
2021 unknown unknown
2022 unknown unknown
2023 unknown unknown

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

Year BF production DRI production Other/unknown iron production
2019 unknown unknown unknown
2020 unknown unknown
2021 unknown unknown
2022 unknown unknown
2023 unknown unknown

Unit Details

Table 9: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name Status Start date Current size Current capacity (ttpa) Decarbonization technology Most recent relining
BF 1 operating pre-retirement[6] 450.0 m3[8] 500[6] unknown 2019-03[9]
BF 2 operating[8] 2013[10] 450.0 m3[8] 500[6] unknown 2019-03[9]
BF 3 operating[8] 450.0 m3[8] 500[6] unknown 2019-09-10[11]

Table 10: Basic Oxygen Furnace Details

Unit name Status Current capacity (ttpa) Current size
unknown BOF (1) operating pre-retirement[6] 750[6] 50.0 tonnes[8]

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