Chongqing Iron and Steel Co Ltd
operatingBF–BOF Integrated route · Changshou, Asia Pacific, China
Chongqing Iron and Steel Co Ltd makes steel by the integrated route: iron ore is smelted into liquid hot metal in a blast furnace, then refined into crude steel in a basic oxygen furnace. The liquid steel is solidified into semi-finished shapes by continuous casting. The plant has a crude steel capacity of about 8.4 million tonnes per year. Its main products are sheet, plate, bar, billet, wire.
Process Route
Timeline
Operating since 1997
Emissions
2025
11.2 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
8,400
BOF
8,400
Blast Furnace
9,735
Production
Crude steelproduction, GEM-compiled (Global Iron & Steel Tracker). Dashed line shows nominal capacity.
Iron Units
Steel Units
Inputs & Energy
Power 6 MW Photovoltaic Power Generation
Steel Products
sheet, plate, bar, billet, wire
Ownership
Owner Chongqing Iron & Steel Co Ltd
Parent Chongqing Iron & Steel Co Ltd [100.0%]
Workforce 5,341 employees
Country Context
China crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.
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Location
Changshou
Asia Pacific
China
29.7903°, 107.0404°
At a Glance
- Route
- BF–BOF Integrated
- Crude steel capacity
- 8,400 ttpa
- Commissioned
- 1997
- Products
- Semi-finished, finished rolled
- Certifications
- 2 recorded