I, as a metallurgical engineer and as an educator, i have indepth knowledge about the state of ajaokuta and what we need to do to ensure that the steel project bounce back to the production stage. He went on to clarify, however, that the return of global steel is for the remaining period of the concession. The ajaokuta steel plant design was based on the blast furnace route to. Johnson obari senior engineer at the automation and. The engineering design, function and prospects of the. Evaluation of the foundry properties of river niger sand. Cautious optmism by stakeholders as ajaokuta steel company. Ajaokuta steel plant has indeed four 4 rolling mills namely. Ownership crisis ends, nigeria retakes ajaokuta steel. The ajaokuta steel company in kogi state of nigeria was envisaged to serve as the bedrock of nigerias industrialisation. Ajaokuta steel to start production after 40 years bloomberg reported that on a hot april morning, workers are furiously cleaning a decorative fountain in front of the executive office of nigeria. The objective of this paper is to describe the process and the need to select coals for making high quality metallurgical coke for use in the blast furnace of the ajaokuta steel. A rare video of ajaokuta steel company limited made by a passionate and committed staff of tyazhpromexport tpe russia former soviet union.
The billet mill, the light section mill, the wire rod mill and the medium section and structural mill. Ajaokuta steel company and delta steel rolling mil aladja. Failure of the ajaokuta steel rolling mill project. Evaluation of the foundry properties of river niger sand behind ajaokuta steel company limited, ajaokuta, nigeria nuhu a. House of reps queries minister over ajaokuta steel company. Ajaokuta steel company limited office in 22, 22, tijani ashogbon street, bariga, shomolu, lagos, nigeria.
Honorable speaker, honourable members, the nigerian steel tragic story and that of ajaokuta ill particular is best summarized by a paper presented by a colleague a tale of four steel plants in one of our conferences. Kayode fayemi, the ebullient minister of solid minerals development, does not look, a little bit, like santa claus. Ajaokuta steel company to create 500,000 jobs fg jobgurus. With their entry, the stage was set for conflicting ideological, cultural, professional and economic views alabi and akindele, 1989. The town is the home of the multibilliondollar ajaokuta steel mill, the largest steel mill in nigeria. Design analysis of an electric induction furnace for melting aluminum scrap. How ajaokuta steel complex was killed, buried vanguard news. Repair and operation of boilers and 156mega walt steam turbine. However, the project has been mismanaged, and the steel mill has not produced a single. It can serve as raw material for the manufacturing sector for fabrication. Dispute over the ownership of the ajaokuta steel complex and niomco had made it impossible for government to make any long.
University of dundee doctor of philosophy governance. Natasha akpoti exposes conspiracy on ajaokuta steels revival at the house of reps debate. The first phase of ajaokuta steel company will provide 500,000 upstream and downstream jobs when operational, the federal government has said. Experts have suggested possible solutions to how the ajaokuta steel company, which has been lying fallow for years, could be revived and better positioned for the benefit of nigeria. Making ajaokuta steel company valid hope of nations. Pdf a critical look at the nigeria steel industry find, read and cite. Blast furnacebasic oxygen furnace bfbof process route for the production of iron and steel. Visit vconnect for ajaokuta steel company limited in shomolu, lagos. In the first place, the ajaokuta steel complex was originally proposed to be sited in onitsha, anambra state but due to ethnic sentiment and political motive, it was moved to ajaokuta. Statistical quality control of chemical compositions of rolled products. Tpe was contracted to design, build and equip ascl. It is a federal government of nigerias owned company. General maintenance, maintenance of lubricant pumps and hydraulic cylinders. Ajaokuta steel company being a public sector steel company has found it extremely difficult to source for funds in the financial market.
Pdf statistical quality control of chemical compositions. The federal government and global steel have signed an agreement for the resuscitation of the ajaokuta steel company in kogi state. So we succeeded in getting global steel to release ajaokuta without paying a dime. Ajaokuta steel company limited ascl popularly known as ajaokuta steel mill is a steel mill in nigeria, located in ajaokuta, kogi state, nigeria. However, one of the key issues discussed by the parties was the technical audit, upgrade, completion and operation of the ajaokuta steel company. The steelworks have been called the bedrock of nigerias industrialization. The idea of having a steel industry was conceived in 1958 by the federal. According to them, south korea, which started its steel construction around the same time with ajaokuta steel company presently has a revenue base of more than n60 billion dollars per annum and employs more than 65,000 workers. Nse and aisa to revive nigerias ajaokuta steel company. Two 6t electric arc furnaces, one 10t induction furnace, one 1t induction furnace, centrifugal casting machine and 100 kg crucible furnace. Ajaokuta steel company limited in 22, 22, tijani ashogbon. The ajaokuta integrated iron and steel plant is based on the blast furnace basic oxygen furnace. July 20 july 2014 ajaokuta steel company limited position. Thefour steel plants are visag steel company, india and ajaokuta steel company, nigeria on one hand.
In nigeria, the role of government in setting up ajaokuta steel project. Evolution of ajaokuta steel plant in nigeria idrc digital library. Ajaokuta steel company was designed and specified in russian system gosh yet in 2003 an american based company found its way in ajaokuta to run the company with disastrous consequencies. Timeline of activities on ajaokuta steel company limited.
The steel plant itself is built on 800hectares of land. Design analysis of an electric induction furnace for. The status of the ajaokuta steel company is that we are getting it back. Nigeria plan to link mines to steel mill seen as buhari. Conceived in 1979, the ajaokuta steel company, the nations biggest steel plant, was established to produce billets for the steel rolling mills, which, in turn, would produce steel materials.
Ajaokuta steel plant is the largest integrated steel complex in black africa, located along the west bank of river niger in nigeria. Aluminum being the most abundant metallic element, forming about 8% of the solid portion of the earths crust, is rarely available as rich ores. The project spans 24,000 hectares 59,305 acres, almost the size of the maldives islands in the indian ocean. Uncertainties still surround ajaokuta steel project. Begun by the soviet union in 1979 under a cooperation agreement with nigeria, the complex reached 98% completion by 1994. An open letter to president jonathan i have written intensively on ajaokuta steel project. The result was the establishment of the ajaokuta steel. The completion of warriajaokuta rail line, dredging of, river niger, and installation of bulk handling facilities at the ports are still outstanding. Pdf critical look at the ajaokuta steel industry researchgate. Ajaokuta steel company limited thermal power plant position. The high emissions are mainly due to inadequate design of. Builders hub impact investment program 230,072 views. Eng abubakar senior engineer ajaokuta steel company.
Unseen video of ajaokuta steel company limited youtube. Pdf design analysis of an electric induction furnace for. The ajaokuta steel plant design was based on the blast furnace route to iron production with initial capacity of 1. Ajaokuta steel company limited ministry of mines and. The chosen technology for steel production is the time tested blastfurnace basic oxygen furnace route for steel production. What they do is to take the ore and role it into steel. Nigerias house of representatives adhoc committee investigating the failure of the ajaokuta steel complex to commence operation has queried the minister of state for mines and steel development, bawa bwari over the delay in the completion of the steel plant and its concessioning to global steel infrastructure limited. In 1980, the western firms, who all along were opposed to ascl were inducted into and doomed the project. The nigerian voice reported timeline of activities on ajaokuta steel company 1958 government conceptualized the steel industry. Ajaokuta steel company news latest breaking stories and. They also observe that ajaokuta steel company would have done better than south korea if it has started production. Nov 24, 2012 ajaokuta steel power plant project status.
The blast furnace technology on which ajaokuta steel plant is based is the most popular technology for steel production accounting for about 70% of liquid steel production worldwide. Senior engineer rolling mill at ajaokuta steel company limited. Ajaokuta steel company limited ajaokuta kogi state. Oluwole adeloye on the evolution of nigerias ajaokuta steel plant. Steel making experience in the use of nigerian iron ore at the delta. Environmental issues of the ajaokuta steel complex in nigeria. Ajaokuta steel company is back in nigerias control fayemi. Fg shops for new investors for ajaokuta, itakpe plants. Selection of coals for making high quality metallurgical.
The objective of this paper is to describe the process and the need to select coals for making high quality metallurgical coke for use in the blast furnace of the ajaokuta steel company limited. Isah onobere, made this known during a media tour of. Ademoh department of mechanical engineering nigerian defence academy, kaduna, nigeria abstract. The house of representatives has mandated its relevant committees to get details of the agreement between nigeria and russia on the completion of the ajaokuta steel company. Ajaokuta steel project is located on 24,000 hectares of sprawling greenfield landmass. Ajaokuta steel projects revival gets panel the nation. Senior engineer at the automation and thyristor converter section at rolling mills at ajaokuta steel company limited. A case study of the light section mill of ajaokuta steel company limited article pdf available january 2017 with 989 reads. Built on a 24,000 hectares 59,000 acres site starting in 1979, it is the largest steel mill in nigeria, and the coke oven and byproducts plant are larger than all the refineries in nigeria combined.
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