Esfahan Steel Isfahan plant

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Esfahan Steel Isfahan plant (شرکت ذوب آهن اصفهان (‎Persian)), also known as ESCO, Esfahan Aryamehr Steel Company (Predecessor), is a blast furnace-basic oxygen furnace (BF-BOF) and electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plant operating in Lenjan, Isfahan, Iran.

Location

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  • Location: Lenjan, Isfahan Province, Iran
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 32.418304, 51.331314 (exact)

Background

Esfahan Steel began operating in 1971 and was/is the first and largest manufacturer of construction steel products in Iran.[1] The company's government registration number is 25230.[2]

In 2015, an explosion at the plant killed three workers and injured another four.[3]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Phase Plant status Start date Workforce size
Main plant Operating[4] 1971[5] 14000[6]
Expansion Announced[7]
Expansion Announced[7]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Phase State-owned entity status Parent company Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Main plant Full Iranian Mines & Mining Industries Development & Renovation Organization E100001000255 Esfahan Steel Co[8] 4297254997 E100001010254

Table 3: Process and Products

Phase Steel product category Steel products Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
Main plant crude; semi-finished; finished rolled[9] beam, angles, round bars, channels, pig iron[9] BF, BOF, EAF[5][10] coking plant; 3 BOF; EAF (# unknown, began in 2020)[5][11][12][10]
Expansion crude; semi-finished; finished rolled[9] beam, angles, round bars, channels, pig iron[9] BOF[5][7] BOF (# unknown)[7]
Expansion crude; semi-finished; finished rolled[9] beam, angles, round bars, channels[9] EAF[5][7] EAF (# unknown)[7]

Table 4: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

*Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Phase Capacity operating status* Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
Main plant operating 3600 TTPA[4][12][13][4][4] 1000 TTPA[10][13] 4600 TTPA[4][12][13][4][4][10][13]
Expansion announced 2280 TTPA[14] 2280 TTPA[14]
Expansion announced 1650 TTPA[14] 1650 TTPA[14]

Table 5: Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

*Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Phase Capacity operating status* Blast furnace capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
Main plant operating 3600 TTPA[15][16][17][18] 3600 TTPA[15][16][17][18]
Expansion announced
Expansion announced

Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

Phase Coke
Main plant >0 TTPA[15]
Expansion
Expansion

Blast Furnace Details

Table 7: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Construction date Start date Furnace manufacturer and model Current size Current capacity (ttpa) Decarbonization technology Most recent relining
1 operating[19][20][21][22] unknown unknown 1972[23] 1000 m³[24] 700[15][16] unknown 2011-09[24][25]
2 operating[20] unknown unknown unknown[17] METPROM[17] 2270 m³[17] 1500[17] unknown 2013[17]
3 operating[18] unknown unknown 2009[18] POSCO[18][26] 2020 m³[26] 1400[18] unknown unknown

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References

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  2. Profile, ESCO, Retrieved on: Jul. 14, 2020
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