Arfa Iron and Steel Yazd plant

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Arfa Iron and Steel Yazd plant, also known as Arfa Iron and Steel Co., is a direct reduced iron-electric arc furnace (DRI-EAF) steel plant operating in Atarabad, Yazd, Iran.

Location

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  • Location: 25 km into the Ardakan-Nain Road, Ardakan, Iran
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 32.393090, 53.756600 (exact)

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant status Start date Workforce size
Operating[1] 1991[1] 1350[2]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Owner Owner company GEM ID
Arfa Iron and Steel Co.[3] E100000131101

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products ISO 14001 ISO 50001 Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
crude; semi-finished[3] steel ingots; DRI; HBI[3] 2023[4] 2023[5] DRI, EAF[2] 1 EAF; 1 DRI plant (Midrex), 1 ladle furnace, 1 vacuum degasser, 1 continuous caster[2]

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

*Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status* Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
operating 1000 TTPA[2][6][7] 1000 TTPA[2][6][7]

Table 5: Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

*Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status* Sponge iron/DRI capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
operating 1200 TTPA[2] 1200 TTPA[2]

Table 6: Actual Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year EAF Production Total (all routes)
2020
2021
2022 847 TTPA[8] 847 TTPA

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References

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  4. https://arfasteel.com/c/ISO14001_2015_smg. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://arfasteel.com/c/ISO50001_2018_smg. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 (PDF) https://www.oecd.org/industry/ind/latest-developments-in-steelmaking-capacity-2022.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 (PDF) https://www.oecd.org/industry/ind/latest-developments-in-steelmaking-capacity-2023.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240111065251/https://api.arfasteel.com/storage/admin/documents/2023/9/2/_-_1694502052301568b6737-e769-4ca2-a8f1-cc34a17cd6af_-_catalog-arfa.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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