SMS Group DRI Plant

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SMS Group DRI Plant is a steel plant in Egypt that operates direct reduced iron (DRI) technology.

Location

The map below shows the approximate location of the plant in Egypt:

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• Location:
• Coordinates (WGS 84): 26.787872, 30.572474 (approximate)

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Announced date	Workforce size	Power source	Iron ore source	Coal source
2024-11-28	1000	unknown	unknown	unknown

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company	Parent company PermID	Parent company GEM ID	Owner	Owner company PermID	Owner company GEM ID
Siemag Weiss GmbH & Co KG	4298428381	E100002007590	SMS Group GmbH	5051164661	E100002007121

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel sector end users	ISO 14001	ISO 50001	Responsible steel	Main production equipment
unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	DRI

Table 4: 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)
announced	2500	2500

Table 5: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

Sinter	Pellets
NF	NF

Unit Details

Table 6: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details

Unit name	Status	Announced date	Furnace type	Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown DRI (1)	announced	2024-11-28	not found	2500

Articles and Resources

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Resources

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