Zhangjiagang Hongchang Steel Co Ltd

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Zhangjiagang Hongchang Steel Co Ltd (张家港宏昌钢板有限公司), also known as Jiangsu Shagang Group, is a blast furnace-basic oxygen furnace (BF-BOF) and electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plant operating in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu, China.

Location

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  • Location: Jinfeng Town, Zhangjiagang City, Jiangsu Province
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 31.983146, 120.638992 (approximate)

Background

According to the announcement of the capacity replacement plan in December 2019, the company planned to build a 120-tonne basic oxygen furnace and a 130-tonne electric arc furnace, dismantle three 50-tonne basic oxygen furnaces and a 90-ton electric arc furnace. It is expected to be put into operation in June 2022.[1] In August 2021, the environmental impact assessment report of 120-tonne BOF was approved.[2]

According to another announcement of the capacity replacement plan in December 2019, the company planned to build a 2350m3 blast furnace to replace 2x480m3 and 2x580m3 blast furnaces in August 2021 and build a 2350m3 blast furnace to replace 2x480m3 and 2x580m3 blast furnaces in March 2023.[3] The first 2350m3 was put into operation on March 29, 2022.[4]

Zhangjiagang Hongchang Steel Co., Ltd. is currently recognized as the largest steel plant in the world with nearly 30 mtpa capacity.[5] POSCO Gwangyang steel plant was previously recognized as the largest steel plant in the world at 23 mtpa.[6]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Phase Plant status Announced date Start date Pre-retirement announcement date Workforce size Power source Iron ore source
Main plant Operating[7] 2002[7] 9674[7] onsite High-Efficiency Combined Cycle Power Generation & Gas Power Generation[8][9] BHP32%, VALE16%, RIO16%[10]
Closure Operating pre-retirement[11] 2019-12-18[11]
Expansion Announced[11] 2019-12-18[11]
Closure Operating pre-retirement[12] 2019-12-10[12]
Closure Operating pre-retirement[12] 2019-12-10[12]
Expansion Operating[12] 2019-12-10[12] 2022-04[13]
Expansion Operating[12] 2019-12-10[12] 2022-04[13]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Phase Parent company Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Main plant Hengde International [28.2%]; Hong Kong Hengde Co Ltd [25.0%]; Jiangsu Shagang Group Co Ltd [22.0%]; other [12.8%]; Zhangjiagang Free Trade Zone Runyuan Stainless Steel Trade Co Ltd [6.6%]; Ningbo Meishan Free Trade Port Jincheng Shazhou Equity Investment Co Ltd [5.4%] E100000123261 [32.8%]; E100000125940 [28.2%]; E100000130574 [25%]; E100000001753 [14%] Zhangjiagang Hongchang Steel Co., Ltd.[7] 5036890680 E100000126981

Table 3: Process and Products

Phase Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 ISO 50001 Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
Main plant finished rolled[14] wide and thick plates, hot rolled plates, cold rolled plates, ultra-thin strips, high-speed wire rods, large coiled wire rods, ribbed steel bars, etc.[14] automotive; building and infrastructure; energy; steel packaging; tools and machinery; transport[14] 2022[15] 2021[16] BF, BOF, EAF[17] 9 BOF (3x50-tonne, 6x180-tonne); 5 EAF (1x90-tonne, 3x100-tonne, 1x110-tonne)[18]
Closure finished rolled[14] wide and thick plates, hot rolled plates, cold rolled plates, ultra-thin strips, high-speed wire rods, large coiled wire rods, ribbed steel bars, etc.[14] automotive; building and infrastructure; energy; steel packaging; tools and machinery; transport[14] EAF[11] 1 EAF (90-tonne)[11]
Expansion finished rolled[14] wide and thick plates, hot rolled plates, cold rolled plates, ultra-thin strips, high-speed wire rods, large coiled wire rods, ribbed steel bars, etc.[14] automotive; building and infrastructure; energy; steel packaging; tools and machinery; transport[14] EAF[11] 1 EAF (130-tonne)[11]
Closure finished rolled[14] wide and thick plates, hot rolled plates, cold rolled plates, ultra-thin strips, high-speed wire rods, large coiled wire rods, ribbed steel bars, etc.[14] automotive; building and infrastructure; energy; steel packaging; tools and machinery; transport[14] BF[12] [12]
Closure finished rolled[14] wide and thick plates, hot rolled plates, cold rolled plates, ultra-thin strips, high-speed wire rods, large coiled wire rods, ribbed steel bars, etc.[14] automotive; building and infrastructure; energy; steel packaging; tools and machinery; transport[14] BF[12] [12]
Expansion finished rolled[14] wide and thick plates, hot rolled plates, cold rolled plates, ultra-thin strips, high-speed wire rods, large coiled wire rods, ribbed steel bars, etc.[14] automotive; building and infrastructure; energy; steel packaging; tools and machinery; transport[14] BF[12] [12]
Expansion finished rolled[14] wide and thick plates, hot rolled plates, cold rolled plates, ultra-thin strips, high-speed wire rods, large coiled wire rods, ribbed steel bars, etc.[14] automotive; building and infrastructure; energy; steel packaging; tools and machinery; transport[14] BF[12] [12]

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.
Phase Capacity operating status* Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
Main plant operating 13874 TTPA[19][19][19][19][19][19][19][19][19] 3075 TTPA[20][20][20][20] 16950 TTPA[19][19][19][19][19][19][19][19][19][20][20][20][20]
Closure operating pre-retirement 700 TTPA[21] 700 TTPA[21]
Expansion announced 1000 TTPA[22] 1000 TTPA[22]
Closure operating pre-retirement
Closure retired
Expansion operating
Expansion announced

Table 5: Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

*Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Phase Capacity operating status* Blast furnace capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
Main plant operating 13930 TTPA[20][20][20][23][20][20] 13930 TTPA[20][20][20][23][20][20]
Closure operating pre-retirement
Expansion announced
Closure operating pre-retirement 2500 TTPA[12][12][12][12][12][12][12][12] 2500 TTPA[12][12][12][12][12][12][12][12]
Closure retired 2500 TTPA[12][12][12][12][12][12][12][12] 2500 TTPA[12][12][12][12][12][12][12][12]
Expansion operating 2000 TTPA[12][12] 2000 TTPA[12][12]
Expansion announced 2000 TTPA[12][12] 2000 TTPA[12][12]

Table 6: Actual Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year Total (all routes)
2020 23080 TTPA[24]
2021
2022

Table 7: Actual Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year BF Production Total (all routes)
2020 18754 TTPA[24] 18754 TTPA
2021
2022

Blast Furnace Details

Table 8: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Construction date Start date Retired date Current size Current capacity (ttpa) Decarbonization technology Most recent relining
1 operating[25] unknown unknown 2004-03-16 00:00:00[25] 2680 m³[26] 2230[20] unknown 2022-08-21[25]
2 operating[27] unknown unknown 2004-09-13 00:00:00[28] 2680 m³[26] 2230[20] unknown 2018-02-27[29]
3 operating[30] unknown unknown 2005-04-18 00:00:00[31][32] 2680 m³[26] 2230[20] unknown 2013-01-01[32]
4 operating[17][23] unknown unknown 2009[23] 5800 m³[17] 4500[23] unknown unknown
unknown operating[13] 2019-12[12] unknown 2022-04-01 00:00:00[13] 2350 m³[12] 2000[12] unknown unknown
unknown announced[12] 2019-12[12] unknown 2023[12] 2350 m³[12] 2000[12] unknown unknown
unknown operating[33] unknown unknown unknown 1580 m³[26] 1370[20] unknown unknown
unknown operating[26] unknown unknown unknown 1580 m³[26] 1370[20] unknown unknown
unknown operating pre-retirement[26] unknown unknown unknown unknown 480 m³[26] 570[12] unknown unknown
unknown operating pre-retirement[26] unknown unknown unknown unknown 480 m³[26] 570[12] unknown unknown
unknown retired[34] unknown unknown unknown 2021-08[12] 480 m³[26] 570[12] unknown unknown
unknown retired[34] unknown unknown unknown 2021-08[12] 480 m³[26] 570[12] unknown unknown
unknown operating pre-retirement[26] unknown unknown unknown unknown 580 m³[26] 680[12] unknown unknown
unknown operating pre-retirement[26] unknown unknown unknown unknown 580 m³[26] 680[12] unknown unknown
unknown retired[34] unknown unknown unknown 2021-08[12] 580 m³[26] 680[12] unknown unknown
unknown retired[34] unknown unknown unknown 2021-08[12] 580 m³[26] 680[12] unknown unknown

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