Zenith Steel Group Nantong Co Ltd

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Zenith Steel Group Nantong Co Ltd (中天钢铁集团(南通)有限公司) is a steel plant in Haimen Port New Area, Nantong, Jiangsu, China that operates blast furnace (BF), basic oxygen furnace (BOF), and electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

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  • Location: Dongzao Port Area
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 32.133954, 121.513173 (exact)

Background

According to the capacity replacement plan of Zhongtian Steel Group (Nantong) Co., Ltd., the company would construct one 2,300 m3 blast furnace, two 2,400 m3 blast furnaces and three 190-ton BOF (Basic Oxygen Furnace).[1]The #3 blast furnace (2400m³) was put into production in March 2022.[2] The #3 basic oxygen furnace (190-tonne) was put into production in April 2022.[3] The Nantong base achieved full-scale production of the project in less than two years.[4]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date Workforce size Power source
2022[5] 3602[6] Distributed Photovoltaic Power Generation[7]

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 (Nantong) Co Ltd [100%][8] unknown E100000123217 [100%]

Table 3: Process and Products

ISO 14001 ISO 50001 Responsible steel Main production equipment
2023-11-01[9] 2023-10-30[9] 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)
announced 750[10] 750[10]
operating 5850[11] 5850[11]

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 6060[11] 6060[11]

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 unknown unknown
2020 12761[12] [12] 12761[12]
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 Total (all routes)
2019 unknown unknown
2020 11444[12] [12] 11444[12]
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 Current size Current capacity (ttpa) Decarbonization technology Most recent relining
BF 3 operating[5] 2019-12-10[13] 2020-10[5] 2022[5] 2300.0 m3[11] 1960[11] unknown 2023-06-12[14]
unknown BF (1) operating[15][16] 2019-12-10[13] 2020-08[15][16] 2022[15][16] 2400.0 m3[11] 2050[11] unknown
unknown BF (2) operating[15][16] 2019-12-10[13] 2020-08[15][16] 2023[15][16] 2400.0 m3[11] 2050[11] unknown

Table 10: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Current capacity (ttpa) Current size (tonnes)
unknown EAF (1) announced[10] 2024-01-29[10] 750[10] 100.0[10]

Table 11: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details

Unit name Scrap-based
unknown EAF (1) unknown

Table 12: Basic Oxygen Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Start date Current capacity (ttpa) Current size
unknown BOF (1) operating[15][16] 2019-12-10[13] 2022[17] 1950[11] 190.0 tonnes[11]
unknown BOF (2) operating[15][16] 2019-12-10[13] 2022[17] 1950[11] 190.0 tonnes[11]
unknown BOF (3) operating[15][16] 2019-12-10[13] 2022[17] 1950[11] 190.0 tonnes[11]

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