Baosteel Shanghai is now hitting critical green targets following a major environmental overhaul of its stockyard.

The C2 yard, one of the biggest of its kind in the world, has been redesigned by CISDI and represents one of Baosteel Shanghai’s most complicated raw material-handling revamp systems.

An enclosed yard now occupies the same site. Almost 800,000-square metres are enclosed, enabling all raw materials and fuels to be stored under cover.

CISDI’s design has been able to save 280,000 square metres of land and reduces flying dusts by 95 per cent - a significant result for the surrounding ecosystem. Material losses have been reduced by 85 per cent.

Some 50 metres high, it features a Model C yard with a span of 90 metres and a gantry yard spanning 47 metres.

CISDI has been creating enclosed yards for a number of years and has fine-tuned the design for Baosteel after feedback from steel clients whose stockyards are now in full production.

Its online renovation and clean production technologies were applied and the yard boasts an intelligent inventory system. Stacking, reclaiming and transportation of materials can now be operated without attendants.

CISDI’s technical assistance team was on-site for three years, ensuring smooth progress - from the initial construction of a temporary handling system to getting the whole yard operational.

The renovated Baosteel C2 stockyard, created for greater environmental protection

Aerial view of Baosteel’s revamped raw material handling systems