Yamato Steel Himeji Plant

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Yamato Steel Himeji Plant (ヤマトスチール株式会社), also known as Aboshi Factory, is a steel plant in Himeji, Hyogo, Japan that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Himeji, Hyogo, Japan:

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• Location: 380 Kibi, Otsu-ku, Himeji, Hyogo, 671-1133, Japan
• Coordinates (WGS 84): 34.783319, 134.604616 (exact)

Background

Yamato Steel began operations at the Aboshi Factory in 1962 with a 40-ton electric arc furnace (EAF). This was replaced in 1973 by a 50 ton EAF. Another 40 ton EAF went into operation in 1979. In April 1996, both the furnaces were replaced by a 130 ton direct current EAF. The company plans to renew the facility by 2030, which is expected to slightly increase the crude steel production capacity.

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date	Workforce size	Power source
1961	336	unknown

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company	Parent company PermID	Parent company GEM ID	Owner	Owner company PermID	Owner company GEM ID
Yamato Kogyo Co Ltd [100.0%]	4295878941 [100.0%]	E100001010196 [100.0%]	Yamato Steel Co Ltd [100%]	4298194294	E100000130862 [100%]

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category	Steel products	Steel sector end users	ISO 14001	Main production equipment
semi-finished, finished rolled	shapes, structural, castings, sheet, channel, flat, i-beam, angle, h-beam	building and infrastructure, tools and machinery, transport	yes	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	700	700

Table 5: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year	EAF production	Total (all routes)
2019	603	603
2020	580	580
2021	639	639
2022	655	655
2023	618	618

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	1996	DC furnace	700	130.0

Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details

Unit name	Scrap-based	% scrap
unknown EAF (1)	yes	100.00

Articles and Resources

Additional data

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Resources

• Company website