Natanz Steel Company Isfahan plant

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Natanz Steel Company Isfahan plant (شرکت فولاد نطنز (‎Persian)), also known as NSC, Natanz Steel Industries, is a direct reduced iron-electric arc furnace (DRI-EAF) steel plant operating in Natanz, Isfahan, Iran.

Location

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  • Location: Natanz, Isfahan Province, Iran
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 33.428593, 51.982273 (exact)

Background

Natanz Steel Company is the largest private company in Iran involved in steel rebar and wire manufacturing.[1]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Phase Plant status Start date Power source
Main plant Operating[2] 1999[3] 230 KW power substation[4]
Main plant Operating[2] 1999[3] 230 KW power substation[4]
Expansion Announced[5]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Phase Owner Owner company GEM ID
Main plant Natanz Steel Company[2] E100000131127

Table 3: Process and Products

Phase Steel product category Steel products ISO 14001 Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
Main plant semi-finished; finished rolled[6][7] ingots, sections, bar, rebar[6][7] yes[8] DRI, EAF[9][10][11] 1 Midrex DRI plant (# unknown); 3 EAF (2 EAF began in 2007, 75-ton EAF began in Jul. 2012)[9][10][11]
Main plant semi-finished; finished rolled[6][7] ingots, sections, bar, rebar[6][7] yes[8] DRI, EAF[9][10][11] 1 Midrex DRI plant (# unknown); 3 EAF (2 EAF began in 2007, 75-ton EAF began in Jul. 2012)[9][10][11]
Expansion semi-finished; finished rolled[6][7] ingots, sections, bar, rebar[6][7] EAF[12] 2 EAF[5][13]

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.
Phase Capacity operating status* Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
Main plant operating 1000 TTPA[14][2][14][2][14][2] 1000 TTPA[14][2][14][2][14][2]
Main plant announced [14][2][14][2][14][2] [14][2][14][2][14][2]
Expansion announced 850 TTPA[5][13][5][13] 850 TTPA[5][13][5][13]

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.
Phase Capacity operating status* Sponge iron/DRI capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
Main plant operating [2] [2]
Main plant announced 1500 TTPA[2] 1500 TTPA[2]
Expansion announced

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References

  1. Natanz Steel Melting Co, Fastmarkets MB, Retrieved on: Jul. 15, 2020
  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 2.18 https://natanzsteelmelting.com/%d8%b4%d8%b1%da%a9%d8%aa-%d9%81%d9%88%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%af-%d9%86%d8%b7%d9%86%d8%b2-%d8%af%d8%b1-%db%8c%da%a9-%d9%86%da%af%d8%a7%d9%87/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240119042453/https://natanzsteelmelting.com/%D9%81%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D9%86%D8%B7%D9%86%D8%B2/. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://natanzsteelmelting.com/%d9%be%d8%b3%d8%aa-%d9%88-%d8%ae%d8%b7-230-%da%a9%db%8c%d9%84%d9%88-%d9%88%d9%84%d8%aa/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 (PDF) https://www.oecd.org/industry/ind/latest-developments-in-steelmaking-capacity-2023.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20220204140131/http://www.natanzsteelmelting.com/en/producing-units/factory-1. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20240119054231/https://natanzsteelmelting.com/about-us/. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 https://natanzsteelmelting.com/%d9%88%d8%a7%d8%ad%d8%af%da%a9%d9%86%d8%aa%d8%b1%d9%84-%da%a9%db%8c%d9%81%db%8c%d8%aa/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 https://natanzsteelmelting.com/%d9%81%d9%88%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%af-%d8%b3%d8%a7%d8%b2%db%8c1/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 https://natanzsteelmelting.com/%d9%81%d9%88%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%af-%d8%b3%d8%a7%d8%b2%db%8c2/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20230321080334/http://natanzsteelmelting.com/fa/%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%81%DB%8C/%D8%B4%D8%B1%DA%A9%D8%AA-%D9%81%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D9%86%D8%B7%D9%86%D8%B2-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%DB%8C%DA%A9-%D9%86%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. (PDF) https://www.oecd.org/industry/ind/latest-developments-in-steelmaking-capacity-2022.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 https://natanzsteelmelting.com/%d9%85%d8%af%db%8c%d8%b1%db%8c%d8%aa-%d8%b7%d8%b1%d8%ad-%d9%88-%d8%aa%d9%88%d8%b3%d8%b9%d9%87/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. 14.00 14.01 14.02 14.03 14.04 14.05 14.06 14.07 14.08 14.09 14.10 14.11 {{cite report |title=A comprehensive study of Iranian steel industry |publisher=Iranian national steel organization |date= 2018}

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