Mass Iron and Steel Industry Co Sulaimaniya plant

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Mass Iron and Steel Industry Co Sulaimaniya plant (شرکات مجموعة ماس (Arabic)), also known as Mass Iron and Steel Industry Co.; Mass Global Investment Group Bazyan steel plant, Master Steel Factory, is an electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plant operating in Sulaimaniya, Kurdistan, Iraq.

Location

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  • Location: Qadhaa Bazyan, Sulaimaniya, P.O. Box 21, Kurdistan, Iraq
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 35.660125, 45.039062 (exact)

Background

The Mass Iron and Steel Industry plant started operating in 2015. In 2022, an explosion took place at the plant that injured 13 workers. [1]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant status Construction date Start date Workforce size
Operating[2] 2011[2] 2015[2] 1000[3]
Operating[2] 2011[2] 2015[2] 1000[3]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Mass Group Holding Ltd [100.0%] 5037412487 [100%] E100000000666 [100%] Mass Iraq Iron and Steel Industry Co[4] 5050905115 E100000131036

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
semi-finished; finished rolled[2] sections, billet, rebar[2] EAF[2] DRI plant (under construction); 1 EAF (1x120-tonne)[2][5]
semi-finished; finished rolled[2] sections, billet, rebar[2] EAF[2] DRI plant (under construction); 1 EAF (1x120-tonne)[2][5]

Table 4: 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)
operating 1250 TTPA[2] 1250 TTPA[2]
announced [2] [2]

Table 5: 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)
operating >0 TTPA[6] >0 TTPA[6]
announced >0 TTPA[6] >0 TTPA[6]

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References

  1. Strategic Research Institute. "Steel Industry's Climate Action: A Carbon Footprint Odyssey". SteelGuru Business News. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 https://web.archive.org/web/20220125154741/http://www.massgroupholding.com/English/Newsdetail-unit_2.aspx?jimare. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20171202085857/http://steel-network.com/index.php?go=news&more=1386. Archived from the original on 02 December 2017. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125062332/http://www.massgroupholding.com/English/Contactus.aspx. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210719223345/https://conferences.tiu.edu.iq/iec/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/mass-profile.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220319165402/http://www.massgroupholding.com/English/Newsdetail-unit_2.aspx?jimare. Archived from the original on 19 March 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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