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JFE Steel Resumes Operating Fukuyama Blast Furnace No.3
05/20/2011 - JFE Steel announced that the company completed revamping the No.3 blast furnace at its West Japan Works (Fukuyama) and blew-in the facility for its fourth campaign on May 14.
JFE Steel Corp. announced that the company completed revamping the No.3 blast furnace at its West Japan Works (Fukuyama) and blew-in the facility for its fourth campaign (operating cycle) on May 14.
As part of the revamp, the inner volume of No.3 blast furnace was expanded from 3,223 to 4,300 m3 and both the control room and control system were completely renewed. The installation of highly corrosion-resistant bricks and upgraded cooling system for the furnace body are expected to extend the facility’s longevity.
The revamping was carried out at cost of 29 billion yen and lasted from January 4 to May 13.
Together with the idling of the No.2 blast furnace at Fukuyama, carried out on May 12 as planned to ensure continued operational efficiency, JFE Steel’s annual crude-steel production capacity at Fukuyama now has risen to 13 million tons. Annual crude-steel production capacity at the larger West Japan Works is 23 million tonnes, and the company’s total annual capacity is 33 million tonnes overall.
West Japan Works Blast Furnaces:
Fukuyama District
· No.2 Blast Furnace (idled) has an inner volume of 2828 m3 (4th campaign blown in Sep. 1998)
· No.3 Blast Furnace has an inner volume of 4300 m3 (4th campaign blown in May 2011)
· No.4 Blast Furnace has an inner volume of 5,000 m3 (4th campaign blown in May 2006)
· No.5 Blast Furnace has an inner volume of 5,500 m3 (3rd campaign blown in March 2005)
Kurashiki District
· No.2 Blast Furnace has an inner volume of 4,100 m3 (4th campaign blown in Nov. 2003)
· No.3 Blast Furnace has an inner volume of 5,055 m3 (4th campaign blown in Feb. 2010)
· No.4 Blast Furnace has an inner volume of 5,005 m3 (3rd campaign blown in Jan. 2002)
