Megnha Re-rolling and Steel Mills steel plant

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Megnha Re-rolling and Steel Mills steel plant is a steel plant in Meghna, Chittagong, Bangladesh that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

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  • Location: Cumilla Economic Zone
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 23.585487, 90.648875 (exact)

Background

In August 2024, International FInance Corporation (IFC) announced that it will provide a loan of upto US $100 million to Bangladesh-based Megnha Re-rolling and Steel Mills Limited (MRSML) to build an electric arc furnace-based steel plant with a melting capacity of 1.4 million metric tonnes per annum (mtpa) and a rolling capacity of 0.9 mtpa.[1] M/s Danieli SPA, Italy has been retained to supply and establish the greenfield steel milling and rerolling plant.[2]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Announced date Power source
2024-08-21[3] unknown

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Meghna Group of Industries Ltd 5001217552 E100000120835 Meghna Re-rolling and Steel Mills Ltd[4] unknown E100002005771

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Main production equipment
finished rolled[3] billet, rebar[4] EAF

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

1Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status1 Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
announced 1400[3] 1400[3]

Unit Details

Table 5: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Furnace manufacturer and model Current capacity (ttpa) Current size (tonnes)
unknown EAF (1) announced[3] 2024-08-21[3] Danieli SPA DC furnace[4][4] 1400[3] 150.0[4]

Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details

Unit name Scrap-based % scrap % other iron
unknown EAF (1) yes[3] 90.00[3] 10.00[3]

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References

  1. "IFC to support Bangladeshi steelmaker's new EAF-based project". www.steelorbis.com. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  2. "Disclosure". disclosures.ifc.org. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 https://www.steelorbis.com/steel-news/latest-news/ifc-to-support-bangladeshi-steelmakers-new-eaf-based-project-1353936.htm. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 https://disclosures.ifc.org/project-detail/ESRS/48468/meghna-rerolling-steel-mills-limited. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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