Khorasan Steel Complex (مجتمع فولاد خراسان), also known as KSCCO, is a steel plant in Nishapur, Central Khorasan, Iran that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) and direct reduced iron (DRI) technology.
Location The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Nishapur, Central Khorasan, Iran:
Location: Neishabur-Firouzeh Road, Razavi Khorasan Province, IranCoordinates (WGS 84 ): 36.3445, 58.67875 (exact)Background The Khorasan Steel Complex opened in 2001. It produced Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) in two Midrex shaft furnace units with a capacity of 0.8 million tons per year each, and crude steel with with two Electric Arc Furnaces (EAF) with a total capacity of 1.4 million tons per year.[ 1]
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Plant Details Table 1: General Plant DetailsTable 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
State-owned entity status
Parent company
Parent company PermID
Parent GEM entity ID
Owner
Owner company PermID
Owner GEM entity ID
Full
Iranian Mines & Mining Industries Development & Renovation Organization [100.0%]
5000935267 [100.0%]
E100000000547 [100.0%]
Khorasan Steel Complex Co [100%][ 2]
5001102884
E100001010258 [100%]
Table 3: Process and ProductsTable 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
1 Please 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
1400[ 2] [ 6] [ 7]
1400[ 2] [ 6] [ 7]
Table 5: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
1 Please 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)
operating
1600[ 2] [ 8]
1600[ 2] [ 8]
Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
Sinter
Pellets
NF
2500[ 2]
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
DRI 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: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details
Unit name
Status
Start date
Furnace manufacturer and model
Furnace type
Current capacity (ttpa)
DRI 1
operating[ 8]
2010[ 8]
Midrex[ 8]
shaft furnace[ 8]
800[ 2] [ 8]
DRI 2
operating[ 8]
2011[ 8]
Midrex[ 8]
shaft furnace[ 8]
800[ 2] [ 8]
Table 10: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Reductant Details
Unit name
Current or initial reductant
Gas reductant
DRI 1
gas[ 9]
syngas (reformed methane)[ 9]
DRI 2
gas[ 9]
syngas (reformed methane)[ 9]
Table 11: Electric Arc Furnace Details
Unit name
Status
Start date
Current capacity (ttpa)
Current size (tonnes)
EAF 1
operating[ 7]
–
660[ 2] [ 6] [ 7]
110.0[ 10]
EAF 2
operating[ 7]
2017[ 7]
740[ 7]
110.0[ 11] [ 9]
Table 12: 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
EAF 1
yes[ 4]
>0[ 4]
>0[ 4]
0[ 4]
0[ 4]
0[ 4]
0[ 4]
0[ 4]
0[ 4]
EAF 2
yes[ 4]
>0[ 4]
>0[ 4]
0[ 4]
0[ 4]
0[ 4]
0[ 4]
0[ 4]
0[ 4]
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