Libyan Iron and Steel Misrata plant

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Libyan Iron and Steel Misrata plant, also known as LISCO and Liscosteel, is a 1750 thousand tonnes per annum (TTPA) direct reduced iron (DRI) and electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plant operating in Misrata, Misrata, Libya.

Location

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  • Location: Libyan Iron and Steel Company Building, Qasr Ahmad Area, 17858, Misrata, Libya[1]
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 32.335185, 15.215053 (exact)

Background

The Libyan Iron and Steel Misrata plant started operating in 1979. It is the largest steel manufacturer in the country. Due to regional political unrest, the plant's production has been fluctuating throughout the years.[2] In 2022, an industrial fire in the direct reduction plant took place that resulted in the death of two firefighters as well as injury of four others who responded to the fire. [3]


Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant status Start date Workforce size Power source
operating[4] 1979[5] 6800[6] On site power plant with 6 steam turbine generators with total design capacity of 507 MW[7]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

State-owned entity status State-owned entity department Parent company Parent company PermID Owner Owner company PermID
full[8] Government of Libya[8] Libyan Iron and Steel Co [100%][9] 5001128967 [100%] Libyan Iron and Steel Co[8] 5001128967

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
crude; semi-finished; finished rolled[10] bars, rods, hot-rolled products, cold-rolled products, galvanized products, HBI[10] direct reduced iron (DRI) and electric arc furnace (EAF)[5] 2 Midrex DRI plants (Midrex 1/2 (2 modules, 1.1 MTPA total, began in 1989 and 1990), Midrex 3 (1 module, 0.65 MTPA, began in 1997)); 6 EAF (3x90-tonne (began in 1989), 3x90-tonne (began in 1991))[5][10][11]

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

Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
1750 TTPA[8][4][6] 1750 TTPA

Table 5: Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum):

Sponge iron/DRI capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
1750 TTPA[4][11][6] 1750 TTPA

Articles and Resources

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  2. Ulf Laessing. "Exclusive: Libyan steel maker plans $1 billion tender in July, output hike in 2019". U.S. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  3. "Two Firefighters killed, four others injured after responding to Iron, steel company fire". The Libya Observer. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
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  11. 11.0 11.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220122093145/https://www.midrex.com/about-midrex/midrex-plants/. Archived from the original on 2022-01-22. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)