Engineering work has now begun on Baosteel Zhanjiang's Phase II systems.

Phase II is applying advanced technologies to further improve the plant’s competitiveness in intelligent manufacture, product restructuring and optimisation. The revamp will also cut production costs and boost the plant’s green credentials.

CISDI is undertaking the general design for Phase II systems and the process unit design.

The company’s far-reaching role involves expanding the plant’s stockyard, creating a new blast furnace, which will have a volume of 5,050m³, a new 1,650mm continuous caster and 1,780mm hot strip mill.

CISDI will also be expanding the plant-wide water treatment system, power supply and distribution system, the plant-wide lab and solid waste treatment system.

Two major milestones have been set. Piling of the 1,780mm hot strip mill on March 1, 2019 will mark the start of construction and the blow-in of the plant’s blast furnace 3 on July 1, 2021 will mark the complete start-up of Phase II systems.

Zhanjiang's Phase I systems were completed in 2016 with CISDI as the plant’s general designer and main service provider.

Phase I resulted in significant reductions on capital cost and has lowered energy consumption per tonne of steel and labour costs. Remarkable improvements have also been seen in technological contents, the amount of Chinese-made equipment, intelligence levels and product quality.

Since start-up, world-class energy conservation and environmental protection ratings have been achieved. 

The Zhanjiang Plant will eventually be an energy-efficient, green and lean steel base.