Azerbaijan Integrated Steel Mill Complex

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Azerbaijan Integrated Steel Mill Complex is a steel plant in Ganja, Samux, Azerbaijan that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) and direct reduced iron (DRI) technology.

Location

The map below shows the approximate location of the plant in Ganja, Samux, Azerbaijan:

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• Location: Ganja, Azerbaijan
• Coordinates (WGS 84): 40.721908, 46.363526 (approximate)

Background

The project is considered cancelled due to the lack of updates after it was announced in 2018. In July 2026, the owner company's tax status was changed to inactive.

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Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Announced date	Power source	Iron ore source	Coal source
2018	unknown	unknown	unknown

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company	Parent company PermID	Parent GEM entity ID	Owner	Owner company PermID	Owner GEM entity ID
Baku Steel Company QSC; China CAMC Engineering Co Ltd	5040196031; 4295864654	E100000131003; E100000120241	Azerbaijan Integrated Steel Mill Complex [100%]	5074069056	E100000131069 [100%]

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel products	ISO 14001	ISO 50001	Responsible steel	Main production equipment
sheet	unknown	unknown	unknown	DRI; EAF

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

¹Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.

Capacity operating status1	Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity	Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
cancelled	1250	1250

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

¹Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.

Capacity operating status1	Sponge iron/DRI capacity	Nominal iron capacity (total)
cancelled	1250	1250

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

Ferronickel	Sinter	Coke	Pellets
NF	NF	NF	NF

Unit Details

Table 7: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details

Unit name	Status	Announced date	Furnace type	Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown DRI (1)	cancelled	2018	not found	1250

Table 8: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Reductant Details

Unit name	Current or initial reductant	Current or initial hydrogen reductant color	Hydrogen reductant status	Future hydrogen reductant color
unknown DRI (1)	unknown	not found	unknown	not found

Table 9: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name	Status	Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown EAF (1)	cancelled	1250

Table 10: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details

Unit name	Scrap-based	% scrap	% DRI	% HBI	% sponge iron (unknown if DRI or HBI)	% basic/merchant pig iron	% granulated pig iron	% pig iron (unknown if basic/merchant or granulated)	% other iron
unknown EAF (1)	None	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown

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