North West Steel Industries Ariq plant (مجتمع قولاد صنایع ذوب آهن شمالغرب, شرکت صنایع ذوب آهن شمالغرب) is a steel plant in Malekan, East Azerbaijan, Iran that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) and direct reduced iron (DRI) technology.
Location The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Malekan, East Azerbaijan, Iran:
Location: Kilometr 5, Ariq Highway, Malekan, East Azerbaijan, IranCoordinates (WGS 84 ): 37.127089, 46.17345 (exact)Ownership Tree This ownership tree is part of the Global Energy Ownership Tracker , a project of Global Energy Monitor.
Plant Details Table 1: General Plant DetailsTable 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
Parent company
Parent company PermID
Parent GEM entity ID
Owner
Owner company PermID
Owner GEM entity ID
North West Steel Industries Co [100.0%]
unknown [100.0%]
E100002021142 [100.0%]
North West Steel Industries Co [100%][ 3]
unknown
E100002021142 [100%]
Table 3: Process and ProductsTable 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
1 Please 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
800[ 2]
800[ 2]
Table 5: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
1 Please 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
800[ 2]
800[ 2]
Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)Unit Details Table 7: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details
Unit name
Status
Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown DRI (1)
operating[ 2]
800[ 2]
Table 8: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Reductant Details
Unit name
Current or initial reductant
unknown DRI (1)
gas[ 2]
Table 9: Electric Arc Furnace Details
Unit name
Status
Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown EAF (1)
operating[ 2]
800[ 2]
Table 10: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details
Unit name
Scrap-based
unknown EAF (1)
unknown
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