Relining of No. 2 Blast Furnace of Hokkai Iron & Coke Corporation and Refurbishing of No. 3 Coke Oven of Nagoya Works
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
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.
<Outline of relining No. 2 Blast Furnace of Hokkai Iron & Coke Corporation>
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 |
<Outline of refurbishing No. 3 Coke Oven of Nagoya Works>
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
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