Arfa Iron and Steel Yazd plant (شرکت آهن و فولاد ارفع), also known as Arfa Iron and Steel Co., is a steel plant in Atarabad, Yazd, Iran that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) and direct reduced iron (DRI) technology.
The Arfa Iron and Steel plant began operating in 2010.[1] It operates a Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) unit with a Midrex shaft furnace, constructed by Iranian state contractor IRITEC.[2] After beginning with a capacity of 0.8 million tons per year, the plant was upgraded along with its Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) steel unit to capacities of 1.2 million and 1.0 million tons per year respectively.[3][4]
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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
Chadelmu Mining and Industrial Co [43.7%]; small shareholder(s) [28.7%]; Yaran Tube Rolling Mill Co [17.0%]; Social Insurance Fund of Farmers and Villagers [3.9%]; Sadr Tamin Investment Co [1.7%]; Iranian Mines & Mining Industries Development & Renovation Organization [1.6%]; Justice Shares Broker Co [1.3%]; Mobarakeh Steel Co [1.2%]; Rafeh Capital Development Co [0.9%]
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