Kurdistan Steel Kurdistan plant

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Kurdistan Steel Kurdistan plant, also known as Saqqez plant, is a direct reduced iron-electric arc furnace (DRI-EAF) steel plant under construction in Saqqez, Kurdistan, Iran.

Location

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  • Location: Saqqez, Kurdistan Province, Iran
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 36.240352, 46.278405 (approximate)

Plant Details

Table 1: Ownership and Parent Company Information

State-owned entity status Parent company Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company GEM ID
Full Iranian Mines & Mining Industries Development & Renovation Organization [100.0%] E100001000255 [100%] Kurdistan Steel Company[1] E100000131119

Table 2: Process and Products

Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
DRI, EAF[2][3] 1 MIDREX DRI plant; EAF (# unknown)[2][3]

Table 3: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

*Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status* Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
construction 1000 TTPA[3] 1000 TTPA[3]

Table 4: Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

*Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status* Sponge iron/DRI capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
construction 1000 TTPA[2] 1000 TTPA[2]

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References

  1. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210807133859/http://www.oecd.org/industry/ind/latest-developments-in-steelmaking-capacity-2020.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 07 August 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20231103031625/https://www.midrex.com/wp-content/uploads/MidrexSTATSBook2022.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 03 November 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 (PDF) https://www.oecd.org/industry/ind/latest-developments-in-steelmaking-capacity-2023.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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