Ajaokuta Steel plant
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Ajaokuta Steel plant is a steel plant in Ajaokuta, Kogi State, Nigeria that operates blast furnace (BF) and basic oxygen furnace (BOF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Ajaokuta, Kogi State, Nigeria:
- Location: Ajaokuta Steel Company Ltd, 263106, Ajaokuta, Nigeria
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 7.511336, 6.689364 (exact)
Background
Ajaokuta was a Soviet backed project in 1979.[1] However, due to technical, social, political and economic setbacks, the plant never came online despite being completely constructed in 1994.[1]
There has been many attempts in reviving the plant but none of them have been materialized.[2]
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Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Construction date | Idled date | Workforce size | Power source | Iron ore source | Coal source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979[3] | 1994[4] | 10000[5] | Captive Power Plant (110 mw)[6][7] | Itakpe Iron Ore Mine[8][9] | unknown |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| State-owned entity status | Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent GEM entity ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner GEM entity ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Ajaokuta Steel Co Ltd [100.0%] | 5040059767 [100.0%] | E100000002408 [100.0%] | Ajaokuta Steel Co Ltd [100%][10] | 5040059767 | E100000002408 [100%] |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | ISO 14001 | ISO 50001 | Responsible steel | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| semi-finished, finished rolled[7] | rebar, sections, square, rod, billet, channel, angle, beam[11] | unknown | no | no | no | BF; BOF |
Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| construction | 1300[7] | 1300[7] |
Table 5: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Blast furnace capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| construction | 1355[7][12] | 1355[7][12] |
Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Ferronickel | Sinter | Coke | Pellets |
|---|---|---|---|
| NF[7] | 2610[11][7] | 880[7] | NF[7] |
Unit Details
Table 7: Blast Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Construction date | Current size | Current capacity (ttpa) | Decarbonization technology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown BF (1) | construction[13] | 1979[3] | 2000.0[12] | 1355[12][7] | not found; not found |
Table 8: Basic Oxygen Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Construction date | Current capacity (ttpa) | Current size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown BOF (1) | construction[14][3][15] | 1979[3] | 650[7] | 130.0 tonnes[7] |
| unknown BOF (2) | construction[7] | 1979[3] | 650[7] | 130.0 tonnes[7] |
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Buhari Fails in Resuscitation of Ajaokuta Steel Mill". www.advokc.ng. Retrieved 2025-12-03.
- ↑ "Nigeria seeks Chinese partnership for Ajaokuta Steel Plant". punchng.com. Retrieved 2025-12-03.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20230124215732/https://guardian.ng/business-services/ajaokuta-steel-plant-like-refineries-a-story-retold-promises-unkept/. Archived from the original on 2023-01-24.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5413483.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240124203708/https://www.ajaokutasteel.com.ng/about. Archived from the original on 2024-01-24.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://www.ijmer.com/papers/Vol3_Issue6/CI3637333739.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 7.15 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124203615/https://www.ajaokutasteel.com.ng/company-overview. Archived from the original on 2024-01-24.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://newscentral.africa/ajaokuta-steel-company-ready-for-december-takeoff/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.gem.wiki/NIMCO_Itakpe_Mine.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240124201626/https://www.ajaokutasteel.com.ng/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-24.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124203640/https://www.ajaokutasteel.com.ng/products. Archived from the original on 2024-01-24.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221002011936/https://idl-bnc-idrc.dspacedirect.org/bitstream/handle/10625/8420/IDL-8420.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-10-02.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221127084003/https://nairametrics.com/2018/08/23/why-ajaokuta-steel-company-cannot-produce-steel/. Archived from the original on 2022-11-27.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220320165010/https://www.ajaokutasteel.com/site/pagef.php?cnt. Archived from the original on 2022-03-20.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240320053704/https://nairametrics.com/2023/12/06/ajaokuta-steel-company-fg-budgets-n4-45-billion-seeks-n35-billion-from-investors/. Archived from the original on 2024-03-20.
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