Yamato Steel Himeji Plant

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Yamato Steel Himeji Plant (ヤマトスチール株式会社 (Japanese)), also known as Aboshi Factory, is an electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plant operating in Himeji, Kansai, Japan.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Himeji, Kansai, 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

Plant status	Start date	Workforce size
Operating	1961	336

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%]	E100001010196 [100%]	Yamato Steel Co Ltd	4298194294	E100000130862

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category	Steel products	Steel sector end users	ISO 14001	Main production equipment	Detailed production equipment
semi-finished; finished rolled	H-beams, channels, I-beams, sheets, angles, bulb flats, T-shapes, elevator guide rails, cast steel, ship structural frames, machined parts	building and infrastructure; tools and machinery; transport	yes	EAF	1 EAF (130-tonne, began in Apr. 1996)

Table 4: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

*Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.

Capacity operating status*	Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity	Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
operating	1495 TTPA	1495 TTPA

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Additional data

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Resources

• Company website