Production bases
JFE Chemical Group’s manufacturing bases
Tar distillation
Magnetic materials
Special products
Some of the largest tar products
manufacturing facilities in Japan
and the world
JFE Chemical manufactures tar products at three plants in Japan—the Chiba Plant at its East Japan Works, and the Kurashiki Plant and Kasaoka Plant at its West Japan Works.
As one of the largest coal chemical manufacturers in Japan by capacity, we manufacture a wide variety of products using streamlined production systems.
In addition, our two group companies in China’s Shandong province also boast world-leading production capabilities.
Chiba Plant, East Japan Works
Our Chiba Plant, which is located in an urbanized area but coexists harmoniously with neighboring commercial districts thanks to its high-level environmental performance, produces basic chemical products, battery materials, iron oxides, and other materials that contribute to a wide range of industrial fields. The plant features an outstanding phthalic anhydride facility that utilizes original JFE technology.
Chiba Plant, East Japan Works
Our Chiba Plant, which is located in an urbanized area but coexists harmoniously with neighboring commercial districts thanks to its high-level environmental performance, produces basic chemical products, battery materials, iron oxides, and other materials that contribute to a wide range of industrial fields. The plant features an outstanding phthalic anhydride facility that utilizes original JFE technology.
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Raw material tanks and phthalic acid and BTX manufacturing facility
Continuous and batch tar distillation facilities
Iron oxide manufacturing facility
Kurashiki Plant, West Japan Works
The Kurashiki Plant consists of a number of chemical facilities laid out efficiently in the innermost part of JFE Steel’s West Japan Works. It is JFE Chemical’s main plant for coal tar pitch products and spherulitic granite products.
Kurashiki Plant, West Japan Works
The Kurashiki Plant consists of a number of chemical facilities laid out efficiently in the innermost part of JFE Steel’s West Japan Works. It is JFE Chemical’s main plant for coal tar pitch products and spherulitic granite products.
Tar distillation facility
Coal tar pitch manufacturing facility
Iron oxide manufacturing facility
Kasaoka Plant, West Japan Works
Our Kasaoka Plant is a large-scale plant occupying a huge site that straddles Okayama and Hiroshima prefectures. It is equipped with the largest indene and fluorene manufacturing facility in the world.
Kasaoka Plant, West Japan Works
Our Kasaoka Plant is a large-scale plant occupying a huge site that straddles Okayama and Hiroshima prefectures. It is equipped with the largest indene and fluorene manufacturing facility in the world.
Tar, phenol, and multipurpose distillation equipment (MP3)
Raw material and product tank yard
Iron oxide manufacturing facility
JFE Zhenxing Shandong Chemical Co., Ltd.
JZC was etablished in Weifang City, Shandong Province, China, from a merger with a Chinese company (Shandong Weijiao Group) in September 2005. In November 2006 distillation plant with a capacity of 300,000 tons per year began operating, and production and sales were smoothly transferred here. In December 2010, capacity was expanded to 500,000 tons per year, making it the world’s largest standalone facility of its type.
JFE Zhenxing Shandong Chemical Co., Ltd.
JZC was etablished in Weifang City, Shandong Province, China, from a merger with a Chinese company (Shandong Weijiao Group) in September 2005. In November 2006 distillation plant with a capacity of 300,000 tons per year began operating, and production and sales were smoothly transferred here. In December 2010, capacity was expanded to 500,000 tons per year, making it the world’s largest standalone facility of its type.
Offices
Control room
Overall view of plant
JFE Zhenxing Zaozhuang Chemical Co., Ltd.
JZZ was established in Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province, China in November 2013 as the result of a new initiative to meet the needs of China’s huge market. The distillation capacity of the plant is the same as that of JZC, i.e., 500,000 tons per year.
Tar distillation facility
JFE Zhenxing Zaozhuang Chemical Co., Ltd.
JZZ was established in Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province, China in November 2013 as the result of a new initiative to meet the needs of China’s huge market. The distillation capacity of the plant is the same as that of JZC, i.e., 500,000 tons per year.
Tar distillation facility
Panoramic view of plant
Japan’s only streamlined
ferrite manufacturing system
JFE Chemical manufactures ferrite-related products in a collaborative process involving other group companies in Japan and overseas. We set up a streamlined production system in Japan, covering everything from individual raw materials to finished items, to manufacture a broad range of high-grade products.
JFE Mag Powder Co., Ltd.
JFE Mag Powder was founded in 1948 in the city of Wakamatsu in Fukuoka prefecture (now part of Kita Kyushu City) as a company engaged in the business of waste sulfuric acid treatment. In 1960 the company set up a facility for producing iron oxide for ferrite products in the city of Onoda in Yamaguchi prefecture (now part of Sanyo Onoda City).
In 1974 came under the umbrella of Kawasaki Steel Corporation in a capital tie-up, where it remained until assuming its current corporate status in 2005.
Using JFE Chemical’s iron oxides as raw materials, JFE Mag Powder manufactures and sells calcined powder and granulated powder for Mn-Zn and Ni-Zn soft ferrite, as well as ferrite raw materials, microwave heat generators, and electromagnetic wave absorbers.
JFE Ferrite Co., Ltd.
JFE Ferrite was established in 1989 under the name Kawatetsu Magnex as a subsidiary of (new defunct) Kawasaki Steel Corporation. Its presdient corporate status and structure dates back to 2005 after a reorganization of the company.
Using JFE Chemical’s iron oxides as raw materials, the company manufactures and sells a variety of Mn-Zn soft ferrite cores.
JFE Ferrite (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
(Rayong province, Thailand)
JFE Ferrite (Thailand), or JFT, was established in October 1996.
Using JFE Chemical’s iron oxides as raw materials, the company manufactures and sells a variety of Mn-Zn soft ferrite cores.
JFE Jiangmen Ferrite Co., Ltd. (Guangdong province, China)
JFE Jiangmen Ferrite was founded in April 2004 out of a merger with a Chinese company (JPMF Guangdong Co., Ltd.).
This is the Magnetic Materials Group’s largest production base, engaged in the manufacture of raw materials (granulated powders) for Mn-Zn soft ferrite as well as soft ferrite cores.
J Ferrite Powder (Thailand) Co. LTD.
(Rayong province, Thailand)
J Ferrite (Thailand), or JFT, was established in July 2010.
The company manufactures raw materials (granulated powders) for soft ferrite.
Keepura Sheet Co., Ltd.
Keepura Sheet was establisehd in February 1990 within the Chiba site of JFE Steel’s East Japan Works. The company engaged in the manufacture and sale of stampable sheet made of resin and glass fiber composite materials for use as a base material for press forming.
K&D Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd.
This company was formed with the merger between JFE Chemical and DKS Co., Ltd.
As its main raw material, the company uses naphthalene refined by JFE Chemical, to manufacture surfactants. It also sells these products through DKS, which handles them as exclusive agent.
