Donelektrostal Shakhty steel plant (Металлургический комбинат "Донэлектросталь") is a steel plant in Shakhty, Rostov, Russia that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) and direct reduced iron (DRI) technology.
Location The map below shows the approximate location of the plant in Shakhty, Rostov, Russia:
Location: Shakhty, Rostov, RussiaCoordinates (WGS 84 ): 47.740352, 40.18942 (approximate)Background As of December 2025, there are no updates since 2021. The plant was expected to be commissioned by the end of 2024.[ 1]
Ownership Tree This ownership tree is part of the Global Energy Ownership Tracker , a project of Global Energy Monitor.
Plant Details Table 1: General Plant DetailsTable 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
Parent company
Parent company PermID
Parent GEM entity ID
Owner
Owner company PermID
Owner GEM entity ID
Donelektrostal LLC [100.0%]
unknown [100.0%]
E100001012123 [100.0%]
Donelektrostal LLC [100%][ 4]
unknown
E100001012123 [100%]
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, finished rolled
beam, round bar, channel, wire rod, rebar, angle, DRI, wire[ 5] [ 6]
building and infrastructure, tools and machinery, transport[ 5]
unknown
unknown
unknown
DRI; EAF
Table 4: 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
730[ 6]
730[ 6]
Table 5: 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
900[ 6]
900[ 6]
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
Start date
Furnace type
Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown DRI (1)
construction[ 3]
2021[ 2]
2026[ 6]
not found
900[ 6]
Table 8: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Reductant Details
Unit name
Hydrogen reductant status
unknown DRI (1)
unknown
Table 9: Electric Arc Furnace Details
Unit name
Status
Announced date
Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown EAF (1)
construction[ 3]
2021[ 2]
730[ 6]
Table 10: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details
Unit name
Scrap-based
% scrap
% DRI
unknown EAF (1)
yes[ 6]
>0
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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