Erdemir Eregli steel plant

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Erdemir Eregli steel plant (EREĞLİ DEMİR VE ÇELİK FABRİKALARI T.A.Ş), also known as Eregli Demir, is a steel plant in Ereğli, Zonguldak, Türkiye that operates basic oxygen furnace (BOF), blast furnace (BF), and electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

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  • Location: Uzunkum No: 7 Kdz. Ereğli, 67330 Zonguldak, Türkiye
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 41.261469, 31.420106 (exact)

Background

Oyak Mining Metallurgy Group owns and operates two facilities in Turkey, Erdemir steel plant and Isdemir steel plant.[1]

Erdemir S.A. was established in 1960, but the steel plant did not begin operation until 1965.[2]

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 2
Project name Erdemir Hydrogen Injection Trial at 1st Blast Furnace Zonguldak Erdemir Pyrolysis Plant Zonguldak
Company Erdemir Group Erdemir Group
Company has climate goals? Yes Yes
Location Zonguldak, Türkiye Zonguldak, Türkiye
Project website Not available Site
Project scale Pilot Demo
Project status Announced Announced
Technology to be used H2 injection to BF Biomass for BF-BOF
Technology details Hydrogen injection (unknown origin) Pyrolysis
Iron production capacity (million tonnes per year) Not stated Not stated
Steel production capacity (million tonnes per year) Not stated Not stated
CO2 capture (million tonnes CO2 per year) Not applicable Not stated
Hydrogen generation capacity (MW) Not stated Not applicable
Investment size (m USD) Not stated Not stated
Partners Erdemir Engineering, Linde –
Date of announcement 10/18/2024 10/31/2024

Plant Details

Table 2: General Plant Details

Start date Workforce size Power source Iron ore source Coal source
1965[3] 5600[4][5] Plans to build a solar power plant by 2025 (1200 mw)[6][7] Ermaden (P100000128667, P100000129389, P100000128655)[8][9] unknown

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 Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari AŞ [100.0%] 4295893524 [100.0%] E100000130751 [100.0%] Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari AŞ [100%][10] 4295893524 E100000130751 [100%]

Table 4: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 ISO 50001 Responsible steel Main production equipment
semi-finished, finished rolled[10] plate, coated, cold rolled, hot rolled, flat, galvanized, packaging steel[11][10] automotive, building and infrastructure, energy, steel packaging, tools and machinery, transport[12][10] 2024-09-11[13] 2024-09-06[13] unknown BF; BOF; 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 Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
announced – 1400[7] 1400[7]
operating 3801[14] – 3801[14]

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 Blast furnace capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
operating 3575[15][16] 3575[15][16]
retired 1420[17] 1420[17]

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

Ferronickel Sinter Coke Pellets
NF >0[18] 800[19][18] >0[18]

Table 8: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year BOF production Other/unknown steel production Total (all routes)
2019 3161[20] –[20] 3161[20]
2020 unknown unknown –
2021 unknown unknown –
2022 –[21] –[21] –[21]
2023 unknown unknown –
2024 3200[22] –[22] 3200[22]
2025 unknown unknown –

Table 9: Actual Plant-level Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year BF production Other/unknown iron production Total (all routes)
2019 2747[20] –[20] 2747[20]
2020 unknown unknown –
2021 unknown unknown –
2022 unknown unknown –
2023 unknown unknown –
2024 unknown unknown –
2025 unknown unknown –

Unit Details

Table 10: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name Status Start date Retired date Furnace manufacturer and model Current size Current capacity (ttpa) Decarbonization technology Most recent relining
BF 1; Ayse operating[23] 2008[24][23] – Erdemir Coranit Ceramic Cup[25][24][26] 1850.0 m3[27][28] 1750[16] unknown –
BF 2; Zübeyde operating[29] 2023[29] – Paul Wurth Paul Wurth Blast Furnace Design[15][15] 2188.0 m3[15] 1825[15] unknown –
Original BF 2; Zübeyde retired[29] 1978[29] 2023[30] – 1707.7[17] 1420[17] unknown 2012-07-03[31]

Table 11: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Start date Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown EAF (1) announced[7] 2024-01[7] 2030[7] 1400[7]

Table 12: 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

Table 13: Basic Oxygen Furnace Details

Unit name Status Construction date Furnace manufacturer and model Current capacity (ttpa) Current size
BOF 1 operating[14] – – 1267[14] 120.0 tonnes[32][33][14]
BOF 2 operating[14] 2006[34] Teknik Yapi Proje[34] 1267[14] 120.0 tonnes[32][33][14]
BOF 3 operating[14] – – 1267[14] 120.0 tonnes[32][33][14]

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References

  1. ↑ 2018 Annual Report, Oyak Mining Metallurgy Group, Retrieved on: Apr. 29, 2020
  2. ↑ "EREĞLİ DEMİR VE ÇELİK FABRİKALARI T.A.Ş". Turkish Steel Producers Association. 2017-03-22. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
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  4. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240119071845/https://www.erdemir.com.tr/surdurulebilirlik/entegre-faaliyet-raporlari. Archived from the original on 2024-01-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ "General Skill and Technical Knowledge Exams Completed in The Erdemir's Recruitment Process". Erdemir. Archived from the original on 2025-03-10. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  6. ↑ "EIA processes begin for solar power plants of Turkey's Erdemir and Isdemir". www.steelorbis.com. Archived from the original on 2025-03-10. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20240217013218/https://www.dailysabah.com/business/energy/turkish-steelmaker-erdemir-to-invest-32b-to-reduce-emissions. Archived from the original on 2024-02-17. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 https://www.erdemir.com.tr/en/quality-certificates. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. ↑ 14.00 14.01 14.02 14.03 14.04 14.05 14.06 14.07 14.08 14.09 14.10 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240905165057/https://open.metu.edu.tr/bitstream/handle/11511/25671/index.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-09-05. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 https://gmk.center/en/news/investments-of-turkish-erdemir-exceeded-1-billion-in-2024/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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