Nov. 02, 2018
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
Relining of No. 2 Blast Furnace of Hokkai Iron & Coke Corporation and
Refurbishing of No. 3 Coke Oven of Nagoya Works
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation (NSSMC) has decided to reline the No. 2 Blast Furnace of Hokkai Iron & Coke Corporation that has the pig iron facilities in NSSMC's Muroran Works, and to refurbish the No. 3 Coke Oven of Nagoya Works (including change of the furnace type), as part of its major initiatives of 'Continuing to strengthen 'manufacturing capabilities' of domestic mother mills,' as featured in the 2020 Mid-Term Management Plan. NSSMC will continue to reinforce 'facilities' by introducing the latest domestic/foreign technologies including advanced IT and increase the efficiency such as stable production, productivity improvement, and cost improvement, etc.
1.Furnace capacity | 3,014 m3 (Currently 2,902m3) |
2.Repair period | Second half of 2020 CY (plan) |
3.Investment | Approximately 35 billion yen |
4.Construction | NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN ENGINEERING CO., LTD. and others |
5.Others | The current blast furnace started operation in November 2001 |
1.Capability | 800,000 tons per year (84 coke oven chambers) |
2.Resumption of operation | First half of 2021 FY (plan) |
3.Investment |
Approximately 57 billion yen (including fixtures and fittings) |
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Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
Public Relations Center, General Administration Div. Tel: +81-3-6867-2135, 2146, 2977, 3419
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