JFE West Japan Works (Fukuyama) steel plant

operating

Fukuyama, Asia Pacific, Japan

ISO 14001

GEM wiki

Process Route

BFBOFDRI

Timeline

Operating since 1965

Emissions

2025

18.0 Mt CO₂e

1.90 t CO₂e per tonne of steel

Typical BF-BOF route: 1.8–2.0 t/t

Modelled estimate (Climate TRACE), not reported data. Methodology

Capacity (ttpa)

Crude Steel

13,002

BOF

13,002

Blast Furnace

8,895

DRI

190

Coking

720

Production

Crude steelproduction, GEM-compiled (Global Iron & Steel Tracker). Dashed line shows nominal capacity.

Iron Units

BF 3operating

3,875 ttpa4300 m³ · relined 2011Shimizuwiki

BF 4operating pre-retirement

4,543 ttpa5000 m³ · relined 2020wiki

BF 5operating

5,020 ttpa5500 m³ · relined 2005wiki

DRI

DRI 1operating

190 ttpaKobelco; Midrex Technologieswiki

Steel Units

BOF

unknown BOF (1)operating

2,085 ttpawiki

BOF

unknown BOF (2)operating

2,085 ttpawiki

BOF

unknown BOF (3)operating

2,944 ttpawiki

BOF

unknown BOF (4)operating

2,944 ttpawiki

BOF

unknown BOF (5)operating

2,944 ttpawiki

Inputs & Energy

Iron ore Australia, Brazil and India

Steel Products

wire rod, rail, sheet, plate, coated, bar, pipe, piling, profile

Ownership

Owner JFE Steel Corp

Parent JFE Holdings Inc [100.0%]

Workforce 5,730 employees

Country Context

Japan crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.

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Location

Fukuyama

Asia Pacific

Japan

34.4652°, 133.4312°