Shams Iron and Steel Complex Tabriz

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Shams Iron and Steel Complex Tabriz (شرکت ذوب و نورد آهن تبریز, مجتمع فولاد شمس تبریز) is a steel plant in Ajabshir, 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 Ajabshir, East Azerbaijan, Iran:

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• Location: Ajabshir industrial zone, East Azerbaijan state,Iran
• Coordinates (WGS 84): 37.446675, 45.956891 (exact)

Background

The Shams Iron and Steel Complex is a plant under construction which, when finished, is planned to have a capacity of 1.5 million tons per year each of Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) and Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) steel.

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Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Power source	Iron ore source
unknown	unknown

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company	Parent company PermID	Parent GEM entity ID	Owner	Owner company PermID	Owner GEM entity ID
Daric Investment Holding Co [100.0%]	unknown [100.0%]	E100001013041 [100.0%]	Daric Investment Holding Co [100%]	unknown	E100001013041 [100%]

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel sector end users	ISO 14001	ISO 50001	Responsible steel	Main production equipment
unknown	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)
construction	1500	1500

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)
construction	1500	1500

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	Furnace manufacturer and model	Furnace type	Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown DRI (1)	construction	Midrex	shaft furnace	1500

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)	construction	1500

Table 10: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details

Unit name	Scrap-based	% scrap	% DRI	% HBI	% sponge iron (unknown if DRI or HBI)	% basic/merchant pig iron	% granulated pig iron	% pig iron (unknown if basic/merchant or granulated)	% other iron
unknown EAF (1)	None	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown

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Additional data

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Resources

• Company website