Mitsui-Kobe Duqm DRI plant

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Mitsui-Kobe Duqm DRI plant is a direct reduced iron (DRI) announced steel plant in Duqm, Al Wusta, Oman.

Location

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  • Location: Special Economic Zone Authority of Duqm (SEZAD), Duqm, Al Wusta, Oman
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 19.529594, 57.615730 (approximate)

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant status Announced date Start date
Announced[1] 2023[1] 2027[2]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company GEM ID
Kobe Steel Ltd; Mitsui & Co Ltd 4295877348 [% unknown]; 4295880574 [% unknown] E100001000179; E100001000429; E100000000647; E100001010091; E100001000178 Mitsui-Kobe Steel[2] E100001010358

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
crude[2] DRI; HBI[1] DRI[1] Midrex DRI plant[1]

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)
announced 5000 TTPA[3] 5000 TTPA[3]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20230430202230/https://www.greencarcongress.com/2023/04/20230411-kobe.html. Archived from the original on 30 April 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125065015/https://www.fastmarkets.com/insights/mitsui-kobe-steel-joint-venture/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125065021/https://www.kobelco.co.jp/english/releases/1211747_15581.html. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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