Kam Industries Kwara steel plant
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Kam Industries Kwara steel plant is a steel plant in Oko Erin, Kwara, Nigeria that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Oko Erin, Kwara, Nigeria:
- Location: KM 18, Ilorin Ajase-IPO Highway
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 8.390993, 4.674475 (exact)
Background
This is Nigeria's first and only indigenous owned steel plant.[1]
Ownership Tree
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Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Power source | Iron ore source |
|---|---|---|
| 1996[2] | unknown | unknown |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent GEM entity ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner GEM entity ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAM Holding Ltd | unknown | E100002008145 | Kam Industries (Nigeria) Ltd [100%][3] | 5063257657 | E100002008021 [100%] |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | ISO 14001 | ISO 50001 | Responsible steel | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| finished rolled[4] | rebar[4] | building and infrastructure | unknown | unknown | no | EAF |
Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| operating | 600[2] | 600[2] |
Table 5: 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 |
| 2025 | unknown | unknown |
Unit Details
Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Start date | Current capacity (ttpa) |
|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | operating[2] | 1996[2] | 600[2] |
Table 7: 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) | yes[5] | 90.00[5][6] | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | 10.00[6] |
Articles and Resources
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References
- ↑ "About Us | KAM Holding Limited". www.kamholding.net. Retrieved 2025-12-03.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 https://wearevuka.com/press-release/kam-holding-ltd-proudly-flying-the-flag-as-the-largest-indigenous-steel-industry-in-nigeria/.
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