Hmisho Steel Hassia plant

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Hmisho Steel Hassia plant (حميشو ستيل), also known as EMAAR Industries, is a steel plant in Homs-hisya Industrial Zone, Homs, Syria that operates blast furnace (BF) and electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Homs-hisya Industrial Zone, Homs, Syria:

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• Location: Homs-Hisya Industrial Zone, Homs, Syria
• Coordinates (WGS 84): 34.364258, 36.803848 (exact)

Background

The Himsho Steel plant in the Hassia industrial area, near Homs, began operating in 2013 with two blast furnaces and an Electric Arc Furnace (EAF). Little recent news or information on the plant is available.

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Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Announced date	Start date	Workforce size
2005	2013	1000

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company	Parent company PermID	Parent GEM entity ID	Owner	Owner company PermID	Owner GEM entity ID
Hamsho International Co	5041755506	E100002003618	Hmisho Steel SA [100%]	unknown	E100000131113 [100%]

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category	Steel products	ISO 14001	ISO 50001	Responsible steel	Main production equipment
semi-finished	billet	unknown	unknown	unknown	BF; EAF

Table 4: 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	Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity	Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
operating	800	800

Table 5: 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	300	300

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

Ferronickel	Sinter	Coke	Pellets
NF	NF	NF	300

Table 7: 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
2023	unknown	unknown
2024	unknown	unknown

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

Year	BF production	Other/unknown iron production
2019	unknown	unknown
2020	unknown	unknown
2021	unknown	unknown
2022	unknown	unknown
2023	unknown	unknown
2024	unknown	unknown

Unit Details

Table 9: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name	Status	Announced date	Start date	Furnace manufacturer and model	Current size	Current capacity (ttpa)	Decarbonization technology
BF 1	operating	2010	2013	Kalugin Company; STG Group S.p.A. Kalugin Shaftless Stove (KSS)	254.0	150	unknown
BF 2	operating	2010	2013	Kalugin Company; STG Group S.p.A. Kalugin Shaftless Stove (KSS)	254.0	150	unknown

Table 10: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name	Status	Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown EAF (1)	operating	800

Table 11: 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	>0	unknown

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