Wuhan Iron and Steel Co Ltd
operatingBF–BOF Integrated route · Wuhan, Asia Pacific, China
Wuhan 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 15.9 million tonnes per year. Its main products are sheet, sections, plate, rod, coated, coil, wire.
Process Route
Timeline
Emissions
2025
23.2 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
15,907
BOF
15,907
Blast Furnace
14,320
Production
Crude steel production: 15,074 ttpa (2020)
Iron Units
Steel Units
Inputs & Energy
Power WISCO Qingshan power station
Iron ore The four iron ores and two auxiliary raw material mines under its jurisdiction are distributed in eastern Hubei, southern Hubei and Jiaozuo City in Henan Province.
Steel Products
sheet, sections, plate, rod, coated, coil, wire
Ownership
Owner Wuhan Iron and Steel Co Ltd
Parent Baoshan Iron & Steel Co Ltd [100.0%]
Workforce 14,187 employees
Country Context
China crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.
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Location
Wuhan
Asia Pacific
China
30.6162°, 114.4450°
At a Glance
- Route
- BF–BOF Integrated
- Crude steel capacity
- 15,907 ttpa
- Commissioned
- 1958
- Products
- Finished rolled
- Certifications
- 2 recorded