Abul Khair Steel Sitakunda plant
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Abul Khair Steel Sitakunda plant (আবুল খায়ের স্টিল মেল্টিং লিমিটেড), also known as Abul Khair Steel Melting, AKS Sitakund, AKS Long Steel, AKS Melting, is a steel plant in Sitakunda, Chittagong, Bangladesh that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Sitakunda, Chittagong, Bangladesh:
- Location: Shitalpur, Sitakund, Chittagong, Bangladesh
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 22.472008, 91.734827 (exact)
Background
Abul Khair Steel began its operations as a downstream steel production facility, manufacturing corrugated galvanised steel sheets in 1993 and rebars in 2009. The Sitakund steel plant was established in 2015 with two electric arc furnaces (EAF) with a combined capacity of 1.4 million tonnes per annum.[1][2] It was the first EAF steelmaking in Bangladesh.[3]
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Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Power source |
|---|---|
| 2015[4] | 100MW Power Plant, in progress 50MW solar plant[5][6] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent GEM entity ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner GEM entity ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abul Khair Ltd | 5055443373 | E100000131048 | Abul Khair Steel Ltd [100%][7][8] | 5074007077 | E100000131068 [100%] |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|
| semi-finished, finished rolled[9] | billet, rebar[4][9] | building and infrastructure, energy[9] | EAF |
Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| operating | 1400[10][11][9] | 1400[10][11][9] |
Table 5: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | EAF production |
|---|---|
| 2019 | unknown |
| 2020 | unknown |
| 2021 | unknown |
| 2022 | unknown |
| 2023 | unknown |
Unit Details
Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Start date | Furnace manufacturer and model | Current capacity (ttpa) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | operating[11] | 2015[12] | Danieli[13][6] | 700[9][11][10] |
| unknown EAF (2) | operating[11] | 2015[12] | Danieli[13][6] | 700[9][11][10] |
Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details
| Unit name | Scrap-based | % scrap | % HBI | % granulated pig iron |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | yes[14] | >0[14][5] | >0[14] | >0[14] |
| unknown EAF (2) | yes[14] | >0[14][5] | >0[14] | >0[14] |
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References
- ↑ "About Us – Abul Khair Steel". abulkhairsteel.com. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
- ↑ "AKS Factory". Abul Khair Steel. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "AKS Factory".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220113195558/http://www.abulkhairgroup.com/business-portfolio/. Archived from the original on 2022-01-13.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://abulkhairsteel.com/factories/aks-factory.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 https://www.tbsnews.net/economy/industry/abul-khair-steel-sustainable-environment-friendly-production-world-class-technology.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20211204233253/http://abulkhairsteel.com/about-us/. Archived from the original on 2021-12-04.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20211205142456/http://newvision-bd.com/bangladeshs-steel-industry-analysis/. Archived from the original on 2021-12-05.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20211202142914/http://abulkhairsteel.com/aks/. Archived from the original on 2021-12-02.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 https://www.scribd.com/document/396016487/Abul-Khair-Steel-Communication-Final-Report.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20220807232034/https://abulkhairsteel.com/about-us/. Archived from the original on 2022-08-07.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240528182810/https://www.abulkhairgroup.com/business-portfolio/. Archived from the original on 2024-05-28. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Abul Khair Steel Melting- Electric Arc Furnace production in Bangla". Youtube. 2017-05-15. Archived from the original on 2025-04-26. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 14.7 https://www.abulkhairsteel.com/factories/aks-factory.
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