May 17, 2008

Shougang first phase targets 9.7 million tonnes per year

It is reported that Shougang’s Caofeidian based Shougang Jingtang Iron and Steel Plant has quickened its pace of construction. The first phase will have a design steel output of 9.7 million tonnes and be completed at the end of 2010. It is slated to start production in October 2008 with a capacity of 4.85 million tonnes per year.

Shougang’s No 3 Steelmaking Plant has totally produced 24.93 million tonnes of converter steel since it started operations in 1970. In particular, the plant has increased its output by 200,000 tonnes year by year since 1997 until hitting two million tons mark.

In January 2008, Shougang decided to conduct an overall updating project at the old converter site and build two 120 tonne top bottom blowing converters, two six high six strand slab continuous casting machines, one desulphurization station for molten iron, one LF refining furnace and other assistant facilities within three years. It also plans to dismantle No 4 converter and No 4 continuous casting machine in July 2008.