ArcelorMittal Mauritania green steel plant

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ArcelorMittal Mauritania green steel plant, also known as DRI MoU Mauritania, is a steel plant in Tagant, Mauritania that operates steelmaking and direct reduced iron (DRI) technology.

Location

The map below shows the approximate location of the plant in Tagant, Mauritania:

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Location:
Coordinates (WGS 84): 19.513799, -10.553879 (approximate)

Ownership Tree

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Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details


Announced date	Power source	Iron ore source
2022^[1]	unknown	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
Partial	Arab Mining Co; ArcelorMittal SA; Government of Mauritania; Kia Corp; Libyan Foreign Investment Co; small shareholder(s)	4296710025; 5000030092; 5000014362; 4295882081; 5055374457; not applicable	E100001011198; E100000000687; E100001000087; E100001010263; E100002026960; E100001015587	ArcelorMittal SA; Société Nationale Industrielle et Minière SA^[1]^[1]	5000030092; 5035436197	E100000000687; E100001010510

Table 3: Process and Products


Steel sector end users	ISO 14001	ISO 50001	Responsible steel	Main production equipment
unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	DRI; Steel other/unspecified

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	Other/unspecified steelmaking capacity	Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
announced	2500^[2]	2500^[2]

Table 5: Plant-level Crude Iron 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	Sponge iron/DRI capacity	Nominal iron capacity (total)
announced	0	0

Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)


Sinter	Pellets
NF	NF^[1]

Unit Details

Table 7: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details


Unit name	Status	Announced date	Furnace type	Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown DRI (1)	announced^[1]	2022^[1]	not found	0

Table 8: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Reductant Details


Unit name	Current or initial reductant	Gas reductant	Future hydrogen reductant color
unknown DRI (1)	gas^[1]	hydrogen^[1]	green^[1]

Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 ^1.7 ^1.8 https://corporate.arcelormittal.com/media/news-articles/arcelormittal-signs-mou-with-snim-to-evaluate-the-opportunity-to-jointly-develop-a-pelletisation-plant-and-dri-production-plant-in-mauritania. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 https://african.business/2024/11/partner-content/energy-the-bedrock-of-mauritanias-pitch-to-investors. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Resources

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[autoref_1-2] 2.0 ^2.1 https://african.business/2024/11/partner-content/energy-the-bedrock-of-mauritanias-pitch-to-investors. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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