Kroman Steel Darica plant
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Kroman Steel Darica plant (KROMAN ÇELİK SANAYİ A.Ş.), also known as Kroman Celik, is a steel plant in Darıca, Kocaeli, Türkiye that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Darıca, Kocaeli, Türkiye:
- Location: Emek Mah. Aşıroğlu Cad. No:155 Darıca, Kocaeli, Türkiye
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 40.801101, 29.374115 (exact)
Background
Kroman Steel (Kroman Celik) was established in 1967. The first steel making facility began in 1969, while the second steel plant started in 2010.[1] The steel production capacity of Kroman Steel is reported as more than 2 MTPA by the Turkish Steel Producers Association.[2] Kroman Steel reports a capacity of 1.4 MTPA for crude steel and 2.0 MTPA for finished steel products.[3]
Port
Kroman Steel operates a port in the Gulf of Izmit in the Izmit Bay to handle iron and steel raw materials and products. The port has an cargo handling capacity of 3 MTPA.[4]
Scrap supply
Kroman Steel provides guidelines for their steel scrap supply on their website.
Ownership Tree
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Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Workforce size | Power source |
|---|---|---|
| 1969[5] | 1450[6] | Horasan Solar Power Plant Project (just went through an impact assessment)[7] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent GEM entity ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner GEM entity ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yucel Boru ve Profil Endustrisi AŞ | 4298250858 | E100000130883 | Kroman Celik Sanayii AS [100%][5] | 4296775980 | E100000130801 [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[5] | wire rod, rebar, billet, rounds, angle, profile, spool[5][8] | building and infrastructure, transport[9] | 2023-12-15[10][11] | 2022-12-13[10] | unknown | 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 | 1500[12][13] | 1500[12][13] |
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 | Furnace manufacturer and model | Current capacity (ttpa) | Current size (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | operating[5][8] | – | – | 600[12][13] | 100.0[5] |
| unknown EAF (2) | operating[5][8] | 2010[14] | More srl Q-Melt® Automatic[14][14][15] | 900[12][13] | 150.0[5] |
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[16] | 97.50[17] | 0[17] | 0[17] | 0[17] | 0[17] | 0[17] | 0[17] | 2.50[17] |
| unknown EAF (2) | yes[16] | 97.50[17] | 0[17] | 0[17] | 0[17] | 0[17] | 0[17] | 0[17] | 2.50[17] |
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References
- ↑ KROMAN ÇELİK SANAYİ A.Ş., Turkish Steel Producers Association, Retrieved on: Jul. 28, 2020
- ↑ Turkish Steel Capacity, Turkish Steel Producers Association, Retrieved on: Jul. 28, 2020
- ↑ Main Page, Kroman Celik, Retrieved on: Jul. 28, 2020
- ↑ About Us (Turkish), Kroman Celik, Retrieved on: Jul. 28, 2020
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20220112165707/https://celik.org.tr/en/kroman-celik-sanayi-a-s/. Archived from the original on 2022-01-12.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210418090954/http://www.kromancelik.com.tr/hakkimizda.php?d. Archived from the original on 2021-04-18. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Turkey's Kroman Çelik continues solar power plant investments in Erzurum". www.steelorbis.com. Archived from the original on 2026-05-06. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20211210031859/https://www.kromancelik.com.tr/. Archived from the original on 2021-12-10.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230511150646/http://www.kromancelik.com.tr/urunler.php?u=2. Archived from the original on 2023-05-11.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220319015225/https://www.kromancelik.com.tr/kalite-ve-guvence.php?d. Archived from the original on 2022-03-19.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240806175242/https://www.kromancelik.com.tr/kalite-guvence/kroman-celik-quality-policy.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-08-06.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220111164002/http://www.kromancelik.com.tr/hakkimizda.php. Archived from the original on 2022-01-11.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 https://www.kromancelik.com.tr/surdurulebilirlik.php?d=en.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 "Kroman Çelik Sanayii Commissions More-Supplied Module Technology". www.aist.org. Archived from the original on 2026-05-06. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
- ↑ https://www.academia.edu/111286383/Latest_Results_in_Eaf_Optimization_of_Scrap_Based_Melting_Process_Q_Melt_Installation_in_Kroman_Celik.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 16.0 16.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220120035524/http://kromancelik.com.tr/hurda-tedarik.php. Archived from the original on 2022-01-20.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 17.00 17.01 17.02 17.03 17.04 17.05 17.06 17.07 17.08 17.09 17.10 17.11 17.12 17.13 17.14 17.15 (PDF) https://www.carescertification.com/files/approvals/2269/sustainability/BREG%20EN%20EPD%20No.%20000136.pdf.
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