Mobarakeh Steel Sefid Dasht Steel Complex

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Mobarakeh Steel Sefid Dasht Steel Complex (شرکت فولاد سفیددشت چهار محال و بختیاری), also known as Chaharmahal Steel Complex, SDSC, is a steel plant in Shahre Kord, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran that operates direct reduced iron (DRI) and electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Shahre Kord, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran:

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• Location: Shahre Kord, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran
• Coordinates (WGS 84): 32.19669, 51.184156 (exact)

Background

The Mobarakeh Steel Sefid Dasht plant opened in 2016. It contains a Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) unit with a capacity of 0.8 million tons per year, and an Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) with a capacity of 1.0 million tons per year.

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Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date	Workforce size	Power source	Iron ore source
2016	700	unknown	unknown

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

State-owned entity status	Parent company	Parent company PermID	Parent GEM entity ID	Owner	Owner company PermID	Owner GEM entity ID
Full	Iranian Mines & Mining Industries Development & Renovation Organization	5000935267	E100000000547	Mobarakeh Steel Co [100%]	5001102887	E100000001959 [100%]

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category	Steel products	Steel sector end users	ISO 14001	ISO 50001	Responsible steel	Main production equipment
semi-finished	slab	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	DRI; 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)
operating	1000	1000

Table 5: Plant-level Crude Iron 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	Sponge iron/DRI capacity	Nominal iron capacity (total)
operating	802	802

Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

Sinter	Pellets
NF	NF

Table 7: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year	EAF production	Other/unknown steel production
2021	unknown	unknown
2022	unknown	unknown
2023	unknown	unknown
2024	unknown	unknown

Table 8: Actual Plant-level Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year	DRI production	Other/unknown iron production	Total (all routes)
2019	unknown	unknown	–
2020	unknown	unknown	–
2021	802	–	802
2022	unknown	unknown	–
2023	unknown	unknown	–
2024	unknown	unknown	–

Unit Details

Table 9: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details

Unit name	Status	Start date	Furnace manufacturer and model	Furnace type	Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown DRI (1)	operating	2016	Midrex	shaft furnace	802

Table 10: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Reductant Details

Unit name	Current or initial reductant	Gas reductant
unknown DRI (1)	gas	gas (unknown type)

Table 11: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name	Status	Construction date	Start date	Furnace manufacturer and model	Current capacity (ttpa)	Current size (tonnes)
unknown EAF (1)	operating	2020	2023	MCC; FP; MME; KDD Consortium	1000	170.0

Table 12: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details

Unit name	Scrap-based	% scrap	% DRI
unknown EAF (1)	yes	10.00	90.00

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Additional data

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Resources

• Company website