Ozmert Algeria steel plant is a steel plant in Tebessa, Aïn Témouchent, Algeria that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) and direct reduced iron (DRI) technology.
Location The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Tebessa, Aïn Témouchent, Algeria:
Location: Tebessa, AlgeriaCoordinates (WGS 84 ): 35.47858, -0.62139 (exact)Background Özmert Algeria, a Turkish company, was founded in 2007 to produce steel in Algeria.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
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Plant Details Table 1: General Plant Details
Announced date
Start date
Workforce size
Power source
Iron ore source
Coal source
2016[ 6]
2023[ 7]
1500[ 8] [ 6]
On-site gas-powered turbines[ 9]
Alwaznah and Bu Khadhrah mines[ 10]
Bechar[ 11]
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
Parent company
Parent company PermID
Parent GEM entity ID
Owner
Owner company PermID
Owner GEM entity ID
Ozmert Algeria SARL [100.0%]
unknown [100.0%]
E100001012196 [100.0%]
Ozmert Algeria SARL [100%][ 12]
unknown
E100001012196 [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
390[ 14]
390[ 14]
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
500[ 11]
500[ 11]
Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)Table 7: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
Year
BOF production
EAF production
Other/unknown steel production
2024
unknown
unknown
unknown
Table 8: Actual Plant-level Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
Year
BF production
DRI production
Other/unknown iron production
2019
unknown
unknown
unknown
2020
unknown
unknown
unknown
2021
unknown
unknown
unknown
2022
unknown
unknown
unknown
2023
unknown
unknown
unknown
2024
unknown
unknown
unknown
Unit Details Table 9: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details
Unit name
Status
Start date
Furnace type
Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown DRI (1)
operating[ 7] [ 16]
2024[ 11] [ 16]
not found
500[ 11]
Table 10: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Reductant Details
Unit name
Current or initial reductant
Current or initial hydrogen reductant color
Hydrogen reductant status
Future hydrogen reductant color
unknown DRI (1)
coal (solid)[ 11]
not found
unknown
not found
Table 11: Electric Arc Furnace Details
Unit name
Status
Start date
Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown EAF (1)
operating[ 17]
2017[ 17]
150[ 14]
unknown EAF (2)
operating[ 17]
2020[ 17]
240[ 14]
Table 12: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details
Unit name
Scrap-based
% scrap
unknown EAF (1)
None
–
unknown EAF (2)
unknown
unknown
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