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Iron & Steel Plants in China
China has 458 iron & steel plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 1st-largest fleet of the 91 countries that hold any, and 35% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 397 operating and 17 under construction or proposed.
The largest owner-operators are natural person(s) (53), Beijing Jianlong Investment Co Ltd (15) and HBIS Group Co Ltd (13) — natural person(s) alone is named on 12% of them. Half of China's iron & steel plants in service predate 2002 (median commissioning year of the 217 with a known date), 33 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Tianjin Iron and Steel Group Co Ltd, dating from 1935. 17 are in the pipeline, led by Baotou Da'an Iron and Steel Co Ltd Kundulun District, proposed. They account for 2% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in China.
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Who owns China's iron & steel plants
- natural person(s)53 12%
- Beijing Jianlong Investment Co Ltd15 3%
- HBIS Group Co Ltd13 3%
- China Baowu Steel Group Co Ltd9 2%
- British Asia Pan Ruogen International Co Ltd8 2%
- Shandong Caixin Asset Operation Co Ltd7 2%
- Fujian Jinkun Investment Co Ltd6 1%
- Fujian Shunle Investment Co Ltd6 1%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1930s2
- 1950s21
- 1960s8
- 1970s8
- 1980s6
- 1990s28
- 2000s89
- 2010s29
- 2020s26
Median commissioning year 2002 · oldest Tianjin Iron and Steel Group Co Ltd (1935) · newest Huangshi Xingang Heavy Industry Technology Co Ltd (2024) · 217 of 458 carry a start date
Under construction & proposed
- Baotou Da'an Iron and Steel Co Ltd Kundulun Districtproposed
- Fangchenggang Jinxi Steel Technology Co Ltdproposed
- Fujian Longgang New Materials Co Ltdconstruction
- Guangxi Deyuan Metallurgy Co Ltd (Yujiangbian)proposed
- Hebei Bishi Inner Mongolia iron and steel plantproposed
- Hebei Mingbin Iron and Steel Co Ltdconstruction
- Inner Mongolia Wanzhou Special Steel Co Ltdproposed
- Liyang Baorun Steel Co Ltdproposed
- Mintal Group DRI plantproposed
- Ningxia Xinghua Iron and Steel Co Ltdconstruction
- Posco Zhangjiagang Stainless Steel Co Ltdconstruction
- Shanxi Meijin Iron and Steel Co Ltd Yuanping Cityproposed
How China compares · iron & steel plants by country
- 1. China458
- 2. India113
- 3. United States90
- 4. Iran56
Frequently asked
- How many iron & steel plants are there in China?
- OverWatts maps 458 iron & steel plants in China — 35% of the world's mapped total, the 1st-largest national fleet of the 91 countries with any.
- Who owns the iron & steel plants in China?
- natural person(s) is named as owner or operator on the most — 53 of 458 (12%). Next are Beijing Jianlong Investment Co Ltd (15), HBIS Group Co Ltd (13) and China Baowu Steel Group Co Ltd (9).
- How old are China's iron & steel plants?
- The median commissioning year is 2002, across the 217 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Tianjin Iron and Steel Group Co Ltd (1935); 33 came online in the past ten years.
- What new iron & steel plants are being built in China?
- 17 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Baotou Da'an Iron and Steel Co Ltd Kundulun District, Fangchenggang Jinxi Steel Technology Co Ltd and Fujian Longgang New Materials Co Ltd.