BAP Al-Khair steel plant (باب الخير) is a steel plant in Ras Al-Khair, Eastern, Saudi Arabia that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) and direct reduced iron (DRI) technology.
Location The map below shows the approximate location of the plant in Ras Al-Khair, Eastern, Saudi Arabia:
Location: Ras Al-Khair, Industrial City, Eastern Province, Saudi ArabiaCoordinates (WGS 84 ): 27.502597, 49.180369 (approximate)Ownership Tree This ownership tree is part of the Global Energy Ownership Tracker , a project of Global Energy Monitor.
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[ 1]
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; Public Investment Fund (Saudi Arabia); Saudi Arabian Oil Co
4295864974; 4297338934; 4298459348
E100000122571; E100000001358; E100000000888
Baoshan Iron & Steel Co Ltd; Saudi Arabian Oil Co; Public Investment Fund (Saudi Arabia)[ 2] [ 3] [ 3]
4298459348; 4297338934; 4295864974
E100000000888; E100000001358; E100000122571
Table 4: Process and ProductsTable 5: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
1 Please 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)
construction
1700[ 2] [ 5] [ 6]
1700[ 2] [ 5] [ 6]
Table 6: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
1 Please 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)
construction
2500[ 7]
2500[ 7]
Table 7: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)Unit Details Table 8: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details
Unit name
Status
Announced date
Construction date
Start date
Furnace type
Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown DRI (1)
construction[ 8] [ 9] [ 7] [ 10]
2023-05-01[ 9]
2025[ 11]
2026[ 12]
shaft furnace[ 9]
2500[ 7]
Table 9: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Reductant Details
Unit name
Current or initial reductant
Gas reductant
unknown DRI (1)
gas[ 9]
syngas (reformed methane)[ 9]
Table 10: Electric Arc Furnace Details
Unit name
Status
Construction date
Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown EAF (1)
construction[ 11] [ 2] [ 10]
2025
1700[ 5] [ 2] [ 6]
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[ 7]
unknown[ 7]
100.00[ 7]
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
Articles and Resources Additional data To access additional data, including an interactive map of steel plants, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Iron and Steel Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.
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