Lao Cai Cast Iron and Steel Tang Long
operatingBF–BOF Integrated route · Tang Long Town, Asia Pacific, Vietnam
GEM wikiLao Cai Cast Iron and Steel Tang Long 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 500 thousand tonnes per year. Its main products are steel ingots, cast iron.
Process Route
Timeline
Emissions
2025
0.74 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
500
BOF
500
Blast Furnace
500
Iron Units
Steel Units
Inputs & Energy
Iron ore Quy Xa Mine (Van Ban)
Steel Products
Steel ingots, cast iron
Ownership
Owner Lao Cai Cast Iron and Steel
Parent Kunming Iron & Steel Holding Co Ltd; Laocai Mineral Exploitation and Processing JSC; unknown; Viet Nam Steel Corp
Workforce 1,000 employees
State ownership Partial
Country Context
Vietnam crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.
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Location
Tang Long Town
Asia Pacific
Vietnam
22.3069°, 104.1299°
At a Glance
- Route
- BF–BOF Integrated
- Crude steel capacity
- 500 ttpa
- Commissioned
- 2014
- Products
- Crude, finished rolled