Ardakan Steel Yazd plant
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Ardakan Steel Yazd plant, also known as ARSCO, is a direct reduced iron-electric arc furnace (DRI-EAF) steel plant operating in Ardakan, Yazd, Iran.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Ardakan, Yazd, Iran:
- Location: Yazd, 25 km from Ardakan Road to Nain, Next to Ardakan Pelletization, Iran
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 32.373942, 53.759655 (exact)
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Phase | Plant status | Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | Operating[1] | 2012[1] | 144[2] |
| Expansion | Announced[3][1] | –[3] | – |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Phase | Owner | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|
| Main plant | Ardakan Steel[4] | E100000131100 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Phase | Steel product category | Steel products | Main production equipment | Detailed production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | crude[1] | pellet; DRI; HBI[1] | DRI[1] | 1 DRI plant (began in 2012; MIDREX Module 800)[1] |
| Expansion | – | – | DRI, EAF[5][1][4] | pelletizing plant; EAF (2, size unknown), DRI[5][1][4] |
Table 4: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Phase | Capacity operating status* | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | operating | – | – |
| Expansion | announced | 1000 TTPA[3][1][3][1] | 1000 TTPA[3][1][3][1] |
Table 5: Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Phase | Capacity operating status* | Sponge iron/DRI capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | operating | 960 TTPA[6][7] | 960 TTPA[6][7] |
| Expansion | announced | >0 TTPA[5] | >0 TTPA[5] |
Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Phase | Pellets |
|---|---|
| Main plant | – |
| Expansion | 3500 TTPA[5] |
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Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125062738/https://en.arsco-steel.ir/about-us/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20141004024022/http://en.trend.az/iran/society/2311624.html. Archived from the original on 04 October 2014.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 (PDF) https://www.oecd.org/industry/ind/latest-developments-in-steelmaking-capacity-2023.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220111173338/https://www.oecd.org/industry/ind/latest-developments-in-steelmaking-capacity-2021.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 https://en.arsco-steel.ir/development-plans/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20231103031625/https://www.midrex.com/wp-content/uploads/MidrexSTATSBook2022.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 03 November 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240205210246/https://en.arsco-steel.ir/direct-reduced-iron/. Archived from the original on 05 February 2024.
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