Iran Alloy Steel Company Yazd plant

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Iran Alloy Steel Company Yazd plant, also known as IASCO, is an electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plant operating in Azadegan, Yazd, Iran.

Location

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  • Location: 24thKm of Steel Road, Yazd-Kerman belt road, Yazd, Iran
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 31.940106, 54.037614 (exact)

Background

The Iran Alloy Steel Company Yazd plant began operating in 1999. According to the 2021 OECD report on steelmaking capacity, IASCO plans to expand its EAF capacity by 1000 ttpa by the end of 2022 and has already begun construction.[1]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Phase Plant status Start date Workforce size
Main plant Operating[2] 1999[2] 1430[3]
Expansion Construction[4] 2023[4]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Phase Owner Owner company GEM ID
Main plant Iran Alloy Steel Company[2] E100000131115

Table 3: Process and Products

Phase Steel product category Steel products ISO 14001 ISO 50001 Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
Main plant crude; semi-finished; finished rolled[5] billets; sections; pipe; plate; rod; wire[5] 2022[6] 2022[6] EAF[5] 3 EAF[5]
Expansion crude; semi-finished; finished rolled[5] billets; sections; pipe; plate; rod; wire[5] EAF[5] EAF (# unknown)[4]

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* Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
Main plant operating 600 TTPA[5][7][5][7][5][7] 600 TTPA[5][7][5][7][5][7]
Expansion construction 1000 TTPA[4] 1000 TTPA[4]

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*
Main plant operating
Expansion construction

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References

  1. "Latest Developments in Steelmaking Capacity" (PDF). OECD. 2021. Retrieved 2022-03-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125063238/https://www.iasco.ir/SC.php?type=static&id=253. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20220808190023/https://www.unairan.org/2018/08/01/unido-launches-cultural-change-pilot-energy-efficiency-program-iran-alloy-steel-company/. Archived from the original on 08 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 (PDF) https://www.oecd.org/industry/ind/latest-developments-in-steelmaking-capacity-2023.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 (PDF) https://www.iasco.ir/uploaded_files/DCMS/wysiwyg/files/Iran%20Alloy%20Steel%20S-Low.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 https://www.iasco.ir/SC.php?type=static&id=526. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en/market-insights/latest-news/metals/111116-iran-alloy-steel-raises-output-by-23-in-seven-months-to-oct-22. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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