Khouzestan Steel plant
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Khouzestan Steel plant (شرکت فولاد خوزستان (Persian)) (also known as KSC) is a 3600-thousand tonnes per annum (ttpa) direct reduced iron-electric arc furnace (DRI-EAF) steel plant in Khuzestan, in Iran. Khouzestan Steel plant operates a direct reduced iron (DRI) and electric arc furnace (EAF).
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the steel plant in Ahvaz, in Iran.
Background
The Khouzestan Steel plant, which began operating in 1989, is the first direct reduced iron and the first electric arc furnace plant in Iran.[1] In the late 2000s, the plant was affected by foreign sanctions in Iran which introduced financial restrictions and increased productions costs for the Khouzestan steel plant.[2]
According to ME Steel, the plant has installed desulfurization technology to reduce emissions.[3]
In 2020, the Khouzestan steel plant was used in a case study by Javad et. al. (published in the journal Sustainable Futures) in an effort to identify greener supply chains.[4]
In 2021, the Khouzestan Steel Company announced plans to build a nearby gas-fired power plant, the Kuzestan Steel Power Plant, which would cost $355.2 million and enter into commercial operation in 2024.[5] This gas plant will likely power production at the Khouzestan Steel Plant.
Plant Details
- Alternative plant names: KSC
- Other language plant name: شرکت فولاد خوزستان (Persian)
- Location: Bandar Imam Khomeini Road, Ahvaz, Iran
- GPS Coordinates: 30.429452, 49.093818 (exact)
- Plant status: operating[6]
- Start year: 1989[7]
- State-owned entity status: full[8]
- State-owned entity department: Ministry of Industries and Mines[8]
- Owner: Khouzestan Steel Company[6]
- Crude steel production capacities (thousand tonnes per annum): 3600
- Electric arc furnace (EAF): 3600[1]
- Crude Iron production capacities (thousand tonnes per annum): 4000
- Sponge iron/Direct reduced iron: 4000[1]
- Steel product category: flat, long[1]
- Steel products: slab, bloom, billets[1]
- Workforce size: 7411[3]
- ISO14001 certification: yes[9]
- ISO50001 certification: yes[9]
- Main production equipment: direct reduced iron (DRI) and electric arc furnace (EAF)[1]
- Detailed production equipment: 2 pelletizing plants; 4 Midrex DRI plants; 6 EAF (first units began in 1989, more added in two phases)[1]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 KSC. "Introduction". KSC. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ↑ Bozorgmehr, Najmeh (2011-10-11). "Sanctions and scandal hit Iranian steel". Financial Times. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Khouzestan Steel Company Profile" (PDF). ME Steel. 2018. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ↑ Javad, Mahsa Oroojeni Mohammad; Darvishi, Maryam; Javad, Arash Oroojeni Mohammad (2020-01-01). "Green supplier selection for the steel industry using BWM and fuzzy TOPSIS: A case study of Khouzestan steel company". Sustainable Futures. 2: 100012. doi:10.1016/j.sftr.2020.100012. ISSN 2666-1888.
- ↑ "Kuzestan Steel Power Plant". Power Technology. 2021-12-06. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Home". KSC. Archived from the original on January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
- ↑ "معرفی شرکت". KSC. Archived from the original on January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "پورتال-NIscoIR English Portal- Company". NiscoIR. Archived from the original on January 11, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Khorasan Steel Complex Company". Donya. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
