Relining of Coke Oven of Hokkai Iron & Coke Corporation
Jun. 09, 2017
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
Relining of Coke Oven of Hokkai Iron & Coke Corporation
Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal Corporation (NSSMC) has decided to reline the No. 5 East coke oven of Hokkai Iron & Coke Corporation, as part of its major initiative to enhance mother mills in Japan, as featured in the 2015-2017 Mid-Term Management Plan. Hokkai Iron & Coke, a consolidated subsidiary of NSSMC, is engaged in the pig iron processing of NSSMC’s Muroran Works.
NSSMC is determined to continue the enhancement of its manufacturing base in steelworks and other facilities with the aim of further improving its competitiveness.
[Outline of the relining project]
1. Capacity: Approximately 2800,000 tons per year (45 coke oven chambers)
2. Resumption of operation: First half of fiscal 2019 (plan)
3. Investment: Approximately 13 billion yen (including fixtures and fittings)
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