BAP Al-Khair steel plant

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BAP Al-Khair steel plant (باب الخير) is a steel plant in Ras Al-Khair, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia that operates direct reduced iron (DRI) and electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

The map below shows the approximate location of the plant in Ras Al-Khair, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia:

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• Location: Ras Al-Khair, Industrial City, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
• Coordinates (WGS 84): 27.502597, 49.180369 (approximate)

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Low-emissions/green steelmaking

This steel plant is associated with a green steel project tracked in the Green Steel Tracker. Details about the project are included below.

Table 1: Green Steel Project Details

All references for the above data are available in the Green Steel Tracker.

	Project 1
Project name	Baosteel x Aramco Ras DRI-EAF Ras al-Khair
Company	Aramco
Company has climate goals?	Yes
Location	Ras Al Khair, Saudi Arabia
Project website	Not available
Project scale	Full scale
Project status	Announced
Technology to be used	NG-DRI + EAF
Technology details	DRI using NG, compatible with hydrogen (but no timeline for transition)
Iron production capacity (million tonnes per year)	2
Steel production capacity (million tonnes per year)	1
CO2 capture (million tonnes CO2 per year)	Not stated
Hydrogen generation capacity (MW)	Not applicable
Investment size (m USD)	2000
Partners	Baosteel
Date of announcement	7/26/2024

Plant Details

Table 2: General Plant Details

Announced date	Start date
2023-05	2026

Table 3: 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	Baoshan Iron & Steel Co Ltd [100.0%]; Public Investment Fund (Saudi Arabia) [100.0%]; Saudi Arabian Oil Co [100.0%]	4295864974 [100.0%]; 4297338934 [100.0%]; 4298459348 [100.0%]	E100000122571 [100.0%]; E100000001358 [100.0%]; E100000000888 [100.0%]	Saudi Arabian Oil Co [100%]; Public Investment Fund (Saudi Arabia) [100%]; Baoshan Iron & Steel Co Ltd [100%]	4295864974; 4297338934; 4298459348	E100000122571 [100%]; E100000001358 [100%]; E100000000888 [100%]

Table 4: Process and Products

Steel product category	Steel products	Steel sector end users	Main production equipment
finished rolled	plate	building and infrastructure, transport	DRI; EAF

Table 5: 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)
announced	1500	1500

Table 6: 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)
announced	2500	2500

Table 7: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

Sinter	Pellets
NF	NF

Unit Details

Table 8: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details

Unit name	Status	Announced date	Start date	Furnace type	Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown DRI (1)	announced	2023-05-01	2026	shaft furnace	2500

Table 9: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Reductant Details

Unit name	Current or initial reductant	Gas reductant
unknown DRI (1)	gas	syngas (reformed methane)

Table 10: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name	Status	Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown EAF (1)	announced	1500

Table 11: 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	100.00	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown

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Resources

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