Jindal Shadeed Iron & Steel Duqm plant

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Jindal Shadeed Iron & Steel Duqm plant (جندال شديد للحديد و الصلب), also known as Vulcan Green Steel, is a steel plant in Duqm, Al Wusta, Oman that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) and direct reduced iron (DRI) technology.

Location

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  • Location: Special Economic Zone, Duqm (Sezad), Oman
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 19.640299, 57.677866 (approximate)

Background

Jindal Shadeed Iron & Steel is a steel manufacturing company based in the Special Economic Zone in Duqum of the Sultanate of Oman. It is the largest privately-owned integrated steel producer in the Persian Gulf region. Jindal Shadeed has made commitments to foster socio-economic growth and support Oman's transition to a green, circular economy. The Duqum plant will be a hydrogen-ready green steel complex.[1]

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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

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Project 1
Project name Jindal Steel and Power DRI Duqm
Company Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL)
Company has climate goals? Yes
Location Duqm, Oman
Project website Site
Project scale Full scale
Project status Construction
Year to be online 2026
Technology to be used H-DRI
Technology details ENERGIRON ready for transition from NG to 100% H2 + EAD
Iron production capacity (million tonnes per year) 2
Steel production capacity (million tonnes per year) 5
CO2 capture (million tonnes CO2 per year) Not applicable
Hydrogen generation capacity (MW) Not applicable
Investment size (m USD) 3000
Partners Tenova
Date of announcement 11/27/2023

Plant Details

Table 2: General Plant Details

Announced date Construction date Start date Power source
2022[2] 2023[3] 2027[3] Plan to use renewable energy sources from Marafiq (centralised utility provider); 600 MW solar plant[3][4]

Table 3: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent GEM entity ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner GEM entity ID
Templar Investments Ltd 5073981194 E100001010331 Jindal Shadeed Iron & Steel LLC [100%][2] 4297115884 E100001010329 [100%]

Table 4: Process and Products

Steel products Steel sector end users Main production equipment
HBI[5] automotive, energy[6] DRI; 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 Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
construction 5000[2][3] 5000[2][3]

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 Sponge iron/DRI capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
construction 4750[7][8] 4750[7][8]

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

Ferronickel Sinter Pellets
NF NF NF

Unit Details

Table 8: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Construction date Start date Furnace manufacturer and model Furnace type Current capacity (ttpa)
DRI 1 construction[9][10] 2022[9] 2023[9] 2027[3] Tenova and Danieli Energiron[11][7] shaft furnace[7] 2250[8]
DRI 2 construction[8][9] 2022[9] – 2027[3] Tenova and Danieli Energiron Zero-Reformer[12][7] shaft furnace[7] 2500[7]

Table 9: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Reductant Details

Unit name Current or initial reductant Gas reductant Current or initial hydrogen reductant color Hydrogen reductant status Future hydrogen reductant color
DRI 1 gas[10] syngas (reformed methane)[10] – capable[10] –
DRI 2 gas[7] syngas (reformed methane)[7] not found capable[7] green[10]

Table 10: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Start date Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown EAF (1) construction[3][9][2] 2027[3] 2500[3][2]
unknown EAF (2) construction[3][9][2] 2027[3] 2500[3][2]

Table 11: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details

Unit name Scrap-based % scrap % DRI % HBI % sponge iron (unknown if DRI or HBI)
unknown EAF (1) no[13] 0[13] >0[13][14] >0[13][14] 100.00[13][14]
unknown EAF (2) no[13] 0[13] >0[13][14] >0[13][14] 100.00[13][14]

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References

  1. ↑ "Zero-Carbon Target: Oman's Jindal Shadeed to start full production of green steel in 2027– CEO". Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 https://www.steelorbis.com/steel-news/latest-news/oman-based-jindal-shadeed-to-build-green-steel-plant-1270273.htm?searchKey=oman&sc=article. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 https://web.archive.org/web/20230317110426/https://www.zawya.com/en/projects/industry/zero-carbon-target-omans-jindal-shadeed-to-start-full-production-of-green-steel-in-2027-ceo-twpaxpm7. Archived from the original on 2023-03-17. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240905173609/https://www.mining-technology.com/news/jindal-green-steel-oman/. Archived from the original on 2024-09-05. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20251015231051/https://aisusteel.org/35848/. Archived from the original on 2025-10-15. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ "Oman's Vulcan Green Steel to supply low-emission steel to Volkswagen". www.steelorbis.com. Archived from the original on 2025-05-23. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  7. ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 https://www.danieli.com/en/news-media/news/Jindal-Steel-orders-second-hydrogen-ready-DRI-plant-in-Oman_37_997.htm. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20221207120927/https://www.zawya.com/en/projects/industry/jindal-shadeed-to-invest-4bln-in-new-green-steel-projects-in-oman-xohmsqe9. Archived from the original on 2022-12-07. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124204126/https://renewablesnow.com/news/construction-of-jindals-green-steel-plant-in-oman-to-begin-in-oct-832774/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-24. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20240126184231/https://gmk.center/en/news/oman-begins-construction-of-key-green-steel-plant/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-26. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240909191324/https://www.aist.org/404. Archived from the original on 2024-09-09. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ↑ "Oman-based Vulcan Green Steel orders DRI plant from Danieli and Tenova". www.steelorbis.com. Archived from the original on 2025-05-23. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  13. ↑ 13.00 13.01 13.02 13.03 13.04 13.05 13.06 13.07 13.08 13.09 https://web.archive.org/web/20240809185452/https://www.zawya.com/en/press-release/companies-news/jindal-shadeed-iron-and-steel-leads-industry-initiatives-on-decarbonisation-wt0hpgdd. Archived from the original on 2024-08-09. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20220318112640/https://jindalshadeed.com/our-facilities.html. Archived from the original on 2022-03-18. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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