Count of Operating Iron & Steel Plants by Production Method in Chinese Provinces

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M	N	O	P
1	Count of Operating Iron & Steel Plants by Production Method in Chinese Provinces
2	Global Iron and Steel Tracker, September 2025 (V1)
3	The most recent release of this data was in March 2025, with limited quarterly updates performed in June and September 2025.
4	Global Energy Monitor
5	This data is based on the Global Iron and Steel Tracker: Download the complete dataset here.
6	Province	Total Operating Plants	electric	electric, oxygen	oxygen	ironmaking (BF)	ironmaking (DRI)	integrated (BF)	integrated (BF and DRI)	integrated (DRI)	integrated (unknown)	other/ unspecified	steelmaking only	ironmaking only	integrated total	other/ unspecified total
7	Anhui	14	6	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	6	0	8	0
8	Chongqing	4	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
9	Fujian	16	6	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	6	0	10	0
10	Gansu	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
11	Guangdong	13	6	0	0	1	0	5	1	0	0	0	6	1	6	0
12	Guangxi	19	10	0	0	1	0	8	0	0	0	0	10	1	8	0
13	Guizhou	8	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7	0	1	0
14	Hebei	57	4	0	0	1	0	51	0	1	0	0	4	1	52	0
15	Heilongjiang	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
16	Henan	14	0	0	0	1	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	1	13	0
17	Hubei	15	8	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	8	0	7	0
18	Hunan	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
19	Inner Mongolia	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
20	Jiangsu	31	6	0	1	0	0	23	0	0	1	0	7	0	24	0
21	Jiangxi	6	2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	0
22	Jilin	7	2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	0
23	Liaoning	16	2	0	0	1	0	13	0	0	0	0	2	1	13	0
24	Ningxia	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
25	Qinghai	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
26	Shaanxi	5	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
27	Shandong	15	1	0	0	0	0	13	1	0	0	0	1	0	14	0
28	Shanghai	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
29	Shanxi	22	0	0	0	1	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	1	21	0
30	Sichuan	12	8	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	8	0	4	0
31	Tianjin	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
32	Xinjiang	9	2	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	2	0	7	0
33	Yunnan	9	1	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	0
34	Zhejiang	8	6	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	6	0	2	0
35	Total	327	80	0	1	6	0	235	3	1	1	0	81	6	240	0
36	Total %		24.5%	0.0%	0.3%	1.8%	0.0%	71.9%	0.9%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	24.8%	1.8%	73.4%	0.0%
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39	Notes:
40	1) Total count excludes plants that are in development (announced/construction) or stopped (retired/mothballed/cancelled)
41	2) Integrated total includes all plants with both iron and crude steelmaking facilities, regardless of equipment type
42	3) Steelmaking only includes all plants with crude steelmaking facilities, but no ironmaking facilities on-site
43	4) Ironmaking only includes plants with ironmaking facilities, but no crude steel production on-site
44	5) Other/unspecified includes plants with unknown steelmaking production methods or methods outside of BOF or EAF
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46	Acronym Definitions:
47	BF: blast furnace
48	BOF: basic oxygen furnace
49	DRI: direct reduced iron
50	EAF: electric arc furnace
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