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Ezz Flat Steel Ain Sokhna plant (حديد عز (Arabic)), also known as EFS, is a direct reduced iron-electric arc furnace (DRI-EAF) steel plant operating in Ain Sokhna, Suez, Egypt.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Ain Sokhna, Suez, Egypt:
- Location: Al Ain Sokhna Industrial Area, Kilo 44 North West Gulf of Suez, Egypt
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 29.692045, 32.322117 (exact)
Background
The Ezz Flat Steel Ain Sokhna plant started operating in 1998. In early 2022, the company announced its plant to establish its second melt shop with a planned start date in early 2023. This expansion will add a range of 1.5 million tonnes to the company's capacity. [1]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Phase | Plant status | Announced date | Construction date | Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | Operating[2] | – | – | 1998[3] | 2000[4][5] |
| Expansion | Construction[2] | 2022-01[6] | 2022[7] | 2023[7] | – |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Phase | Parent company | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | Ezz Steel Co [64.0%]; other [36.0%] | E100000130695 [64%]; E100000001753 [36%] | Al Ezz for Flat Steel Industries Company SAE[8] | 5001239760 | E100000130961 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Phase | Steel product category | Steel products | ISO 14001 | ISO 50001 | Main production equipment | Detailed production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | semi-finished; finished rolled[9] | rebar; HRC; billet[9] | 2021[10] | 2021[10] | DRI, EAF[9] | 1 DRI plant; 1 EAF (185-tonne)[9] |
| Expansion | semi-finished; finished rolled[9] | rebar; HRC; billet[9] | – | – | EAF[7] | 1 DRI plant; 1 EAF (185-tonne)[9] |
Table 4: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Phase | Capacity operating status* | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | operating | 2300 TTPA[9] | 2300 TTPA[9] |
| Expansion | construction | 1600 TTPA[7] | 1600 TTPA[7] |
Table 5: Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Phase | Capacity operating status* | Sponge iron/DRI capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | operating | 1900 TTPA[9] | 1900 TTPA[9] |
| Expansion | construction | – | – |
Table 6: Actual Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | EAF Production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2021 | 1819 TTPA[7] | 1819 TTPA |
| 2022 | – | – |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ "Egypt's Ezz Steel plans to operate second melt shop by early 2023". Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220618005132/https://www.ezzsteel.com/investor-relations. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221006005834/http://www.ezzsteel.com/about-ezz-steel/growth-history. Archived from the original on 06 October 2022.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230304235159/https://www.ezzsteel.com/. Archived from the original on 04 March 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220518170233/https://www.zawya.com/en/business/egypts-ezz-steel-plans-to-operate-second-melt-shop-by-early-2023-t0n8opda. Archived from the original on 18 May 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20220610135713/https://dailynewsegypt.com/2022/06/09/ezz-steel-ranks-top-producer-in-africa-and-arab-region-in-2021/. Archived from the original on 10 June 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220112160525/https://www.ezzsteel.com/about-ezz-steel. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.00 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05 9.06 9.07 9.08 9.09 9.10 https://web.archive.org/web/20210423143403/https://www.ezzsteel.com/ezz-steel-plants/suez-steelmaking-plant. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220127200901/https://www.ezzsteel.com/about-ezz-steel/quality-assured-steel/certifications. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022.
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