Amir Azerbaijan Steel plant

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Amir Azerbaijan Steel plant (کارخانه فولاد امیر آذربایجان), also known as AFA Steel, is a steel plant in Bostan Abad, East Azerbaijan, Iran that operates induction furnace (IF) technology.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Bostan Abad, East Azerbaijan, Iran:

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Location: Bostan Abad, East Azerbaijan, Iran
Coordinates (WGS 84): 37.7504, 46.9386 (exact)

Background

The Amir Azerbaijan steel plant opened in northwestern Iran in 2021. It produces up to half a million tonnes of crude steel and rebar annually using six induction furnaces.^[1]

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Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details


Start date	Workforce size
2021^[2]	300^[2]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information


Parent company	Parent company PermID	Parent GEM entity ID	Owner	Owner company PermID	Owner GEM entity ID
AFA Steel [100.0%]	unknown [100.0%]	E100002021137 [100.0%]	AFA Steel [100%]^[2]	unknown	E100002021137 [100%]

Table 3: Process and Products


Steel product category	Steel products	ISO 14001	ISO 50001	Responsible steel	Main production equipment
crude^[2]	billet^[2]	unknown	unknown	unknown	IF

Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

¹Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status¹	Induction furnace steelmaking capacity	Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
operating	500^[2]	500^[2]

Table 5: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)


Sinter	Pellets
NF	NF

Unit Details

Table 6: Induction Furnace Details


Unit name	Status	Start date	Current capacity (ttpa)	Current size
unknown IF (1)	operating^[2]	2021^[2]	83^[2]	40.0 tonnes^[2]
unknown IF (2)	operating^[2]	2021^[2]	83^[2]	40.0 tonnes^[2]
unknown IF (3)	operating^[2]	2021^[2]	83^[2]	40.0 tonnes^[2]
unknown IF (4)	operating^[2]	2021^[2]	83^[2]	40.0 tonnes^[2]
unknown IF (5)	operating^[2]	2021^[2]	84^[2]	40.0 tonnes^[2]
unknown IF (6)	operating^[2]	2021^[2]	84^[2]	40.0 tonnes^[2]

Table 7: Induction Furnace Feedstock Details


Unit name	Scrap-based	% scrap	% sponge iron (unknown if DRI or HBI)
unknown IF (1)	yes^[2]	>0^[2]	>0^[2]
unknown IF (2)	yes^[2]	>0^[2]	>0^[2]
unknown IF (3)	yes^[2]	>0^[2]	>0^[2]
unknown IF (4)	yes^[2]	>0^[2]	>0^[2]
unknown IF (5)	yes^[2]	>0^[2]	>0^[2]
unknown IF (6)	yes^[2]	>0^[2]	>0^[2]

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References

↑ "About Us". AFA Steel.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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Resources

Company website

[1] "About Us". AFA Steel.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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