Zenith Steel Group Co Ltd

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Zenith Steel Group Co Ltd (中天钢铁集团有限公司, 江苏中天钢铁集团有限公司), also known as Jiangsu Zhongtian Iron and Steel Group Co., Ltd., is a steel plant in Wujin, Changzhou, Jiangsu, 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 Wujin, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China:

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  • Location: No. 1 Zhongwu Avenue
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 31.707656, 120.079591 (exact)

Background

The company is the first enterprise in Jiangsu to achieve ultra-low emissions[1]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date Workforce size Power source
2001-09-28[2][3] 10255[2] Photovoltaic Power Generation[4]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Zenith Steel Group Co Ltd [100.0%] unknown [100.0%] E100000123285 [100.0%] Zenith Steel Group Co Ltd [100%][5] unknown E100000123285 [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] bearings, spring steel, wire, cord[6] automotive, energy, transport[6] 2024-08-30[7] 2023-04-10[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)
operating 3700[8] 3700[8]
retired 4610[8] 700[8] 5310[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)
operating 2740[8] 2740[8]
retired 6420[8] 6420[8]

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

Ferronickel Sinter Coke Pellets
NF 12800[9] NF NF

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

Year BOF production EAF production Other/unknown steel production Total (all routes)
2019 unknown[10] unknown[10] unknown[10] [10]
2020 unknown[11] unknown[11] 12761[11] 12761[11]
2021 unknown[12] unknown[12] unknown[12] [12]
2022 unknown[13] unknown[13] unknown[13] [13]
2023 unknown 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 10374[10] [10] 10374[10]
2020 11444[11] [11] 11444[11]
2021 unknown[12] unknown[12] [12]
2022 unknown unknown
2023 unknown unknown

Unit Details

Table 9: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name Status Start date Retired date Current size Current capacity (ttpa) Decarbonization technology
BF 10 operating[8] 2012[8] 1580.0 m3[14] 1370[8] unknown
BF 9 operating[8] 2012[8] 1580.0 m3[14] 1370[8] unknown
unknown BF (1) retired[15] 2023[15] 510.0 m3[14] 600[8] unknown
unknown BF (2) retired[15] 2023[15] 510.0 m3[14] 600[8] unknown
unknown BF (3) retired[15] 2022[8] 550.0 m3[14] 650[8] unknown
unknown BF (4) retired[15] 2022[8] 550.0 m3[14] 650[8] unknown
unknown BF (5) retired[15] 2022[8] 660.0 m3[14] 750[8] unknown
unknown BF (6) retired[15] 2022[8] 850.0 m3[14] 900[8] unknown
unknown BF (7) retired[15] 2023[15] 1580.0 m3[14] 1370[8] unknown
unknown BF (8) retired[15] 2022[8] 850.0 m3[14] 900[8] unknown

Table 10: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Retired date Current capacity (ttpa) Current size (tonnes)
unknown EAF (1) retired[15] 2023-02-28[15] 700[8] 90.0[14]

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[16] >0[16] unknown unknown unknown >0[17] unknown unknown unknown

Table 12: Basic Oxygen Furnace Details

Unit name Status Retired date Current capacity (ttpa) Current size
unknown BOF (1) retired[15] 2023[15] 680[8] 45.0 tonnes[14]
unknown BOF (2) retired[15] 2023[15] 680[8] 45.0 tonnes[14]
unknown BOF (3) retired[15] 2023[15] 900[8] 65.0 tonnes[14]
unknown BOF (4) retired[15] 2023[15] 1000[8] 80.0 tonnes[14]
unknown BOF (5) operating[5] 1000[8] 80.0 tonnes[14]
unknown BOF (6) retired[15] 2023[15] 1350[8] 120.0 tonnes[14]
unknown BOF (7) operating[5] 1350[8] 120.0 tonnes[14]
unknown BOF (8) operating[5] 1350[8] 120.0 tonnes[14]

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