Arvand Jahanara Steel Khouzestan plant

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Arvand Jahanara Steel Khouzestan plant (شرکت فولاد جهان آرا اروند (Persian)), also known as Arvand Jahan Ara Steel, is an electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plant operating in Khorramshahr, Khouzestan, Iran.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Khorramshahr, Khouzestan, Iran:

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• Location: Arvand, Khorramshahr, Khuzestan Province, Iran
• Coordinates (WGS 84): 30.510886, 48.241356 (exact)

Background

According to the 2020 OECD report on steelmaking capacity, an additional 1.2 MTPA at the Arvand Jahanara Steel Khouzestan plant was planned for 2022.

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Phase	Plant status	Announced date	Construction date	Start date	Workforce size	Power source
Main plant	Operating	–	–	2021	800	400 kV substation
Expansion	Announced	2022	–	–	–	–
Expansion	Operating	–	2021	2022	–	–

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Phase	Owner	Owner company PermID	Owner company GEM ID
Main plant	Arvand Jahan Ara Steel Co	5083451005	E100000131102

Table 3: Process and Products

Phase	Steel product category	Steel products	Main production equipment	Detailed production equipment
Main plant	semi-finished; finished rolled	billet, bloom, slab, sheet, profile	EAF	EAF
Expansion	semi-finished; finished rolled	billet, bloom, slab, sheet, profile	DRI, EAF	3 DRI, EAF (Saralle)
Expansion	semi-finished; finished rolled	billet, bloom, slab, sheet, profile	EAF	EAF (Saralle)

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.

Phase	Capacity operating status*	Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity	Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
Main plant	operating	1500 TTPA	1500 TTPA
Expansion	announced	1200 TTPA	1200 TTPA
Expansion	operating	1200 TTPA	1200 TTPA

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.

Phase	Capacity operating status*	Sponge iron/DRI capacity	Nominal iron capacity (total)
Main plant	operating	–	–
Expansion	announced	6000 TTPA	6000 TTPA
Expansion	operating	–	–

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

Phase	Pellets
Main plant	–
Expansion	5000 TTPA
Expansion	–

Articles and Resources

Additional data

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Resources

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