Xinyu Iron and Steel Group Co Ltd

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Xinyu Iron and Steel Group Co Ltd (新余钢铁厂, 新余钢铁集团有限公司, 江西新余钢铁总厂, 新余钢铁有限责任公司), also known as Xinyu Iron and Steel Co., Ltd., Jiangxi Xinyu Iron and Steel General Plant, Xinyu Iron and Steel Plant, is a steel plant in Yushui, Xinyu, Jiangxi, China that operates blast furnace (BF), basic oxygen furnace (BOF), and electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Yushui, Xinyu, Jiangxi, China:

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  • Location: Yejin Road
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 27.786859, 114.921595 (exact)

Background

The plant's parent company, Jiangxi Foreign Trade Asset Operation Co., Ltd., is 100% owned by Jiangxi Province State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission.

According to the announcement of the capacity replacement plan, the company plans to build a 130-ton electric arc furnace, which is expected to be put into operation in 2024.[1]According to the capacity replacement plan announced on February 10, 2023, the company plans to build two blast furnaces of 2610 cubic meters, which are expected to be put into operation in December 2025.[2]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date Workforce size
1958[3] 25578[4]

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 Xinyu Iron & Steel Corp Ltd [100.0%] 4295865364 [100.0%] E100000123215 [100.0%] Xinyu Iron & Steel Corp Ltd [100%][5] 4295865364 E100000123215 [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[6] plate[6] building and infrastructure, energy, transport[3] 2022-08-12[7] 2024-01-29[7] unknown BF; BOF; 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 Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
construction 1000[8] 1000[8]
operating 10001[9] 10001[9]
operating pre-retirement 1000[8] 1000[8]

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)
announced 4364[10] 4364[10]
operating 4200[11] 4200[11]
operating pre-retirement 4800[10] 4800[10]

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

Ferronickel Sinter Coke Pellets
NF 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 9472[12] [12] 9472[12]
2020 9886[13] [13] 9886[13]
2021 unknown[14] unknown[14] [14]
2022 unknown unknown

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

Year BF production Other/unknown iron production Total (all routes)
2019 9156[12] [12] 9156[12]
2020 9117[13] [13] 9117[13]
2021 unknown[14][15] unknown[14][15] [14][15]
2022 unknown unknown

Unit Details

Table 9: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Start date Retired date Current size Current capacity (ttpa) Decarbonization technology Most recent relining
BF 10 operating[16] 2009[17] 2500.0 m3[18] 2100[11] unknown
BF 6 operating pre-retirement[10] 2005[19] 2025[10] 1235.0 m3[10] 1144[10] unknown
BF 7 operating pre-retirement[10] 2004[19] 2025[10] 1253.0 m3[10] 1153[10] unknown
BF 8 operating pre-retirement[10] 2003[19] 2025[10] 1311.0 m3[10] 1197[10] unknown
BF 9 operating[20] 2009[21] 2500.0 m3[18] 2100[11] unknown 2022-01-15[22]
unknown BF (1) operating pre-retirement[10] 2025[10] 1468.0 m3[10] 1306[10] unknown
unknown BF (2) announced[10] 2023-02-10[10] 2025[23] 2610.0 m3[10] 2182[10] unknown
unknown BF (3) announced[10] 2023-02-10[10] 2025[23] 2610.0 m3[10] 2182[10] unknown

Table 10: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Construction date Current capacity (ttpa) Current size (tonnes)
unknown EAF (1) operating pre-retirement[8] 500[8] 50.0[8]
unknown EAF (2) operating pre-retirement[8] 500[8] 50.0[8]
unknown EAF (3) construction[24] 2021-11-26[8] 2022-05-18[24] 1000[8] 130.0[8]

Table 11: 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[25] >0[25] unknown unknown unknown >0[26] unknown unknown unknown
unknown EAF (2) yes[25] >0[25] unknown unknown unknown >0[26] unknown unknown unknown
unknown EAF (3) yes[25] >0[25] unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown

Table 12: Basic Oxygen Furnace Details

Unit name Status Start date Current capacity (ttpa) Current size
unknown BOF (1) operating[5] 2003[27] 1389[9] 100.0 tonnes[18]
unknown BOF (2) operating[5] 1389[9] 100.0 tonnes[18]
unknown BOF (3) operating[5] 1389[9] 100.0 tonnes[18]
unknown BOF (4) operating[5] 2917[9] 210.0 tonnes[18]
unknown BOF (5) operating[5] 2917[9] 210.0 tonnes[18]

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