Kardemir Merkez steel plant

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Kardemir Merkez steel plant (KARDEMİR KARABÜK DEMİR ÇELİK SAN. ve TİC.A.Ş.), also known as Karabük Demir Çelik Fabrikaları, Karabük Iron and Steel Works, is a steel plant in Merkez, Karabük, Türkiye that operates basic oxygen furnace (BOF) and blast furnace (BF) technology.

Location

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  • Location: Fabrika Sahası 78170 Merkez, Karabük, Türkiye
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 41.180307, 32.634343 (exact)

Background

Kardemir S.A. was privatized on March 3, 1995.[1]

In 2017, Steel Guru reported that Kardemir was investing in a 30 MW captive power plant in addition to capacity expansions to be completed in 2019.[2]

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Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date Workforce size Power source Iron ore source Coal source
1939-09-10[3] 4176[4] Kardemir Karabük Demir Çelik power station (G105557); 3.3 kw main power distribution center[5][6][7][8] domestic iron ore mines[9] not foud

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent GEM entity ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner GEM entity ID
Kardemir Karabuk Demir Çelik Sanayi Ve Ticaret AŞ [100.0%] 4295893561 [100.0%] E100001000598 [100.0%] Kardemir Karabuk Demir Çelik Sanayi Ve Ticaret AŞ [100%][10] 4295893561 E100001000598 [100%]

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 ISO 50001 Responsible steel Main production equipment
semi-finished, finished rolled[11] wire rod, rail, rebar, coke, bar, bloom, billet, pig iron, round bar, slag, angle, beam, profile[11][4] automotive, building and infrastructure, energy, tools and machinery, transport[3] 2025-05-21[12][13] 2025-05-23[14][13] unknown BF; BOF

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 Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
operating 3501[15] 3501[15]

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)
cancelled 1000[16] 1000[16]
operating 3520[17][18][19][20] 3520[17][18][19][20]

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

Ferronickel Sinter Coke Pellets
NF[16] 3750[15] 1170[16] NF[16]

Table 7: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year BOF production Other/unknown steel production Total (all routes)
2019 2305[16] –[16] 2305[16]
2020 unknown unknown –
2021 unknown unknown –
2022 2220[21][22] –[21][22] 2220[21][22]
2023 2394[22] unknown[22] 2394[22]
2024 unknown unknown –
2025 unknown unknown –

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

Year BF production Other/unknown iron production Total (all routes)
2019 2063[16] –[16] 2063[16]
2020 unknown unknown –
2021 unknown unknown –
2022 2810[22] –[22] 2810[22]
2023 unknown unknown –
2024 unknown unknown –
2025 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 Most recent relining
BF 1 operating[23] – 1939[24] – – 563[20] not found; not found 2022-03[20]
BF 4 operating[23] – 2008[25][26] – – 737[17] not found; not found 2022-11[27]
BF 5 operating[21] 2011[28] 2015[29][19] Siemens-VAI; Karcel Siemens VAI Blast Furnace Design[30][19][31][19] 1650.0 m3[32] 2220[18][19] not found; not found –
BF 6 cancelled[16][33] 2019[34] 2021[17][35] – – 1000[16] not found; not found –

Table 10: Basic Oxygen Furnace Details

Unit name Status Furnace manufacturer and model Current capacity (ttpa) Current size
BOF 1 operating[10][36][37] SMS Siemag[37] 1167[15] 121.0 m3[24][37][38][4]
BOF 2 operating[10][36][37] SMS Siemag[37] 1167[15] 120.0 tonnes[37][4][24][38][39]
BOF 3 operating[10][36][37] SMS Siemag[37] 1167[15] 120.0 tonnes[24][37][38][4]

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References

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