Egyptian Steel Beni Suef plant
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Egyptian Steel Beni Suef plant (مصنع بني سويف - الحديد المصريين) is a steel plant in Beni Suef, Egypt that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Beni Suef, Egypt:
- Location: Abu Saleh Center Industrial Area, Beni Suef Governorate, Egypt
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 29.15243, 31.24911 (exact)
Background
The Egyptian Steel Beni Suef plant has been operating since 2016. It produces steel rebars and square billets. The melt shop uses 80% scrap. [1] It has been hailed by the Egyptian government as the first steel plant in Upper Egypt. [2]
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Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Construction date | Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|---|
| 2014[3] | 2018[4] | 700[5] |
Table 2: 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 | Al Ezz Dekheila Steel Company Alexandria SAE [18.0%]; National Service Project Organization | 4295866236 [18.0%]; 5079208005 | E100000130693 [18.0%]; E100000131084 | Egyptian Steel Group [100%][6] | 5037967273 | E100000130995 [100%] |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | ISO 14001 | ISO 50001 | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| semi-finished, finished rolled[7] | billet, rebar[7] | building and infrastructure[7] | unknown[8] | unknown[8] | EAF |
Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| operating | 830[9][10][4][11] | 830[9][10][4][11] |
Table 5: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | EAF production | Other/unknown steel production |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | unknown | unknown |
| 2020 | unknown | unknown |
| 2021 | unknown | unknown |
| 2022 | unknown | unknown |
Unit Details
Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Start date | Furnace manufacturer and model | Current capacity (ttpa) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | operating[11] | 2018[4] | Danieli[12] | 830[9][4][11][10] |
Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details
| Unit name | Scrap-based | % scrap | % 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) | yes[11] | 80.00[11] | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | 20.00[11] |
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References
- ↑ Egyptian Steel. "Egyptian Steel". www.egyptian-steel.com. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ↑ "الرئيس يتفقد مصنع حديد المصريين ببني سويف (صور وفيديو) | صوت الأمة". www.soutalomma.com. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20241007163414/http://cosmos-eng.com/projects/egyptians-steel-iic/. Archived from the original on 2024-10-07.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 https://www.soutalomma.com/Article/826118/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%B3-%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%81%D9%82%D8%AF-%D9%85%D8%B5%D9%86%D8%B9-%D8%AD%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%A8%D9%86%D9%8A-%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%81-%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%88%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%88.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://www.greentrade.org.tw/sites/default/files/201705%20Egyptian%20Steel%20Brochure06.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230126131808/https://www.egyptian-steel.com/group-structure/. Archived from the original on 2023-01-26.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230126131850/https://www.egyptian-steel.com/plants/beni-suef-plant/. Archived from the original on 2023-01-26.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230126131851/https://www.egyptian-steel.com/safety-and-environment/. Archived from the original on 2023-01-26.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 https://www.danieli-usa.com/en/news/egyptian-president-visits-steel-plant-beni-suef_13_336.htm.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 https://www.kallanish.com/en/news/steel/market-reports/article-details/Egyptian-Steel-Beni-Suef-plant/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20230516130905/https://www.egyptian-steel.com/en/plants/beni-suef-plant/. Archived from the original on 2023-05-16.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240123184321/https://www.danieli.com/en/news-media/news-events/egyptian-president-visits-steel-plant-beni-suef_37_336.htm. Archived from the original on 2024-01-23.
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