Yunnan Yuxi Iron and Steel Group Yukun Iron and Steel Co Ltd

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Yunnan Yuxi Iron and Steel Group Yukun Iron and Steel Co Ltd (云南玉溪钢铁集团玉昆钢铁有限公司) is a steel plant in Beicheng, Hongta, Yuxi, Yunnan, China that operates blast furnace (BF) and basic oxygen furnace (BOF) technology.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Beicheng, Hongta, Yuxi, Yunnan, China:

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  • Location: Meiyuan
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 24.465884, 102.543682 (exact)

Background

The company plans to build two 1200m3 blast furnaces, two 1250m3 blast furnaces, three 100t converters, and one 120t converter by means of equal replacement of production capacity to form an ironmaking capacity of 4.56 million t/a and 5.15 million t/a. Steelmaking capacity.[1]

In September 2021, the company's capacity replacement project started, and it's planned to be completed and put into operation in 2023.[2][3] [4][5]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date Workforce size
2014-01-16[6] 5899[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
Yunnan Yuxi Iron and Steel Group Yukun Iron and Steel Co Ltd [100.0%] 5082388607 [100.0%] E100001000458 [100.0%] Yunnan Yuxi Iron and Steel Group Yukun Iron and Steel Co Ltd [100%][7] 5082388607 E100001000458 [100%]

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products ISO 14001 ISO 50001 Responsible steel Main production equipment
finished rolled[8] i-beam, rebar, strip[8] yes[9] unknown[9] 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)
construction 5149[10] 5149[10]
operating 1893[8] 1893[8]
operating pre-retirement 1400[11] 1400[11]
retired 1900[12] 1900[12]

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)
construction 4560[13] 4560[13]
operating 2200[14] 2200[14]
retired 2530[11][14] 2530[11][14]

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 4370[8] [8] 4370[8]
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 Other/unknown iron production
2019 unknown unknown
2020 unknown unknown
2021 unknown unknown
2022 unknown unknown
2023 unknown unknown

Unit Details

Table 9: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Construction date Start date Retired date Current size Current capacity (ttpa) Decarbonization technology Most recent relining
BF 1 construction[15] 2017-12-16[14] 2019-04[15] 1200.0 m3[13] 1130[13] unknown
BF 2 construction[15] 2017-12-16[14] 2019-04[15] 1200.0 m3[13] 1130[13] unknown
BF 3 construction[15] 2017-12-16[14] 2019-04[15] 1250.0 m3[13] 1150[13] unknown
BF 4 construction[15] 2017[14] 2019-04[15] 1250.0 m3[13] 1150[13] unknown
BF 7 retired[12] 2023-09-30[16] 650.0 m3[17] 745[14] unknown
BF 8 retired[16] 2009[18] 2023-09-30[16] 1080.0 m3[17] 1040[11] unknown 2022-01-29[19]
unknown BF (1) operating[17] 450.0 m3[17] 550[14] unknown 2021-08-21[20]
unknown BF (2) operating[17] 450.0 m3[17] 550[14] unknown
unknown BF (3) operating[17] 450.0 m3[17] 550[14] unknown
unknown BF (4) operating[17] 450.0 m3[17] 550[14] unknown
unknown BF (5) retired[21] 2023-11-03[21] 650.0 m3[17] 745[14] unknown

Table 10: Basic Oxygen Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Construction date Retired date Current capacity (ttpa) Current size
BOF 3 retired[22] 2023-11-06[22] 950[12] 60.0 tonnes[17]
BOF 4 retired[22] 2023-11-06[22] 950[12] 60.0 tonnes[17]
unknown BOF (1) operating pre-retirement[11] 700[11] 40.0 tonnes[17]
unknown BOF (10) construction[10] 2023-12-14[23] 2020-10-06[10] 1226[10] 100.0 tonnes[13]
unknown BOF (11) construction[10] 2023-12-14[23] 2020-10-06[10] 1471[10] 120.0 tonnes[13]
unknown BOF (2) operating pre-retirement[11] 700[11] 40.0 tonnes[17]
unknown BOF (3) operating[8] 541[8] 40.0 tonnes[17]
unknown BOF (4) operating[8] 676[8] 50.0 tonnes[17]
unknown BOF (5) operating[8] 676[8] 50.0 tonnes[17]
unknown BOF (8) construction[10] 2023-12-14[23] 2020-10-06[10] 1226[10] 100.0 tonnes[13]
unknown BOF (9) construction[10] 2023-12-14[23] 2020-10-06[10] 1226[10] 100.0 tonnes[13]

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