North West Steel Industries Ariq plant

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North West Steel Industries Ariq plant (شرکت صنایع ذوب آهن شمالغرب, مجتمع قولاد صنایع ذوب آهن شمالغرب) is a steel plant in Malekan, East Azerbaijan, 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 Malekan, East Azerbaijan, Iran:

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• Location: Kilometr 5, Ariq Highway, Malekan, East Azerbaijan, Iran
• Coordinates (WGS 84): 37.127089, 46.17345 (exact)

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Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date	Workforce size	Power source
2017	1000	130 MW line

Table 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%]	unknown	E100002021142 [100%]

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category	Steel products	ISO 14001	ISO 50001	Responsible steel	Main production equipment
crude, semi-finished	DRI, billet, rebar	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	800	800

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	800	800

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

Sinter	Pellets
NF	NF

Unit Details

Table 7: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details

Unit name	Status	Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown DRI (1)	operating	800

Table 8: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Reductant Details

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

Table 9: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name	Status	Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown EAF (1)	operating	800

Table 10: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details

Unit name	Scrap-based
unknown EAF (1)	unknown

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Resources

• Company website