Arfa Iron and Steel Yazd plant
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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 direct reduced iron (DRI) and electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Atarabad, Yazd, Iran:
- Location: 25 km into the Ardakan-Nain Road, Ardakan, Iran
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 32.39309, 53.7566 (exact)
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Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Construction date | Start date | Workforce size | Power source | Iron ore source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-04[1] | 2011-04[2] | 1350[3] | unknown | Chadormalu Iron Ore Mine[4][5] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chadelmu Mining and Industrial Co; Mining and Metals Development Investment Co; small shareholder(s); Yaran Tube Rolling Mill Co | unknown; unknown; not applicable; unknown | E100001016281; E100001016282; E100001015587; E100001016283 | Arfa Iron and Steel Co[6] | unknown | E100000131101 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | ISO 14001 | ISO 50001 | Responsible steel | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| crude, semi-finished[6] | ingot, HBI, DRI[6] | unknown | 2023[7] | 2023[8] | unknown | DRI; EAF |
Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| operating | 1000[9][3][10] | 1000[9][3][10] |
Table 5: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Sponge iron/DRI capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| operating | 800[11] | 800[11] |
Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Sinter | Pellets |
|---|---|
| NF | NF |
Table 7: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | EAF production | Other/unknown steel production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2020 | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2021 | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2022 | 847[12] | –[12] | 847[12] |
Table 8: Actual Plant-level Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | DRI production | Other/unknown iron production |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | unknown | unknown |
| 2020 | unknown | unknown |
| 2021 | unknown | unknown |
| 2022 | unknown | unknown |
Unit Details
Table 9: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Announced date | Start date | Furnace manufacturer and model | Furnace type | Current capacity (ttpa) | Reductant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown DRI (1) | operating[13] | 2006[14] | 2012[11] | Iritek and Irasco Midrex[2][11] | not found | 800[11] | not found |
Table 10: Electric Arc Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Construction date | Start date | Current capacity (ttpa) | Current size (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | operating[13] | 2009[15] | 2011[15] | 1000[3][10][9] | 180.0[12] |
Table 11: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details
| Unit name | Scrap-based | % scrap | % DRI | % HBI | % sponge iron (unknown if DRI or HBI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | no[3] | unknown[3] | unknown | unknown | 100.00[3][11] |
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References
- ↑ https://arfasteel.com/en/about-us/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 (PDF) https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/docserver/steel_non-oecd-2010-9-en-fr.pdf?expires=1732143329&id=id&accname=guest&checksum=839DBFCA1D9863B5747F785A04FF166E.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20231108130541/https://arfasteel.com/page/Arfa_iron_and_steel_at_a_glance. Archived from the original on 2023-11-08.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chadormalu.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.meed.com/three-bid-for-arfa-steel-plant/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125062719/https://arfasteel.com/en. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://arfasteel.com/c/ISO14001_2015_smg.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://arfasteel.com/c/ISO50001_2018_smg.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240912172715/https://www.oecd.org/en/topics/industry-business-and-entrepreneurship.html. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-09-12.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230410190908/https://www.oecd.org/industry/ind/latest-developments-in-steelmaking-capacity-2022.pdf (PDF).
{{cite web}}: Check|archive-url=value (help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 https://en.astec.ir/project/arfa-direct-reduction-plant/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 (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 2024-01-11.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 13.0 13.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221004004631/https://arfasteel.com/page/aboutus. Archived from the original on 2022-10-04.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.meed.com/arfa-plans-new-yazd-steel-plant/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 15.0 15.1 https://www.steelorbis.com/steel-news/latest-news/arfa-iron-and-steel-to-start-operating-dri-plant-in-june-2010-481656.htm.
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