Star Consortium steel plant

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Star Consortium steel plant, also known as Star Infrastructure Development Consortium steel plant; SIDC, is a blast furnace-basic oxygen furnace (BF-BOF) cancelled steel plant in Mirsarai, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Location

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  • Location: Sino-Bangladesh International industrial Capacity Cooperation demonstrative Zone, Mirsarai, nearby Chittagong, Bangladesh
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 22.774191, 91.574601 (approximate)

Background

Chinese steel giant Kunming Iron and Steel Holdings Company in May 2017, announced to invest $2.3 billion in a steel manufacturing project along with a power plant at Mirsarai in Chattogram.[1][2] A consortium of 17 private players named Star Infrastructure Development Consortium Ltd was formed to act as the local partner of Kunming. The integrated iron and steel plant is expected to have a capacity of 2 mtpa and become operational by 2022.[2]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant status Announced date Start date Power source
Cancelled[3][4] 2017-05[3][5][6] 2023[4] 167 MW coal-fired power plant[5]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Star Infrastructure Development Corp[3] 5045946177 E100000131025

Table 3: Process and Products

Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
BF, BOF[3][7][8] BOF (# unknown)[3][7][8]

Table 4: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

*Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status* Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
cancelled 2000 TTPA[3][7][8][9] 2000 TTPA[3][7][8][9]

Table 5: Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

*Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status* Blast furnace capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
cancelled 2000 TTPA[5] 2000 TTPA[5]

Blast Furnace Details

Table 6: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Construction date Start date Current capacity (ttpa) Decarbonization technology Most recent relining
unknown cancelled[3][4] 2017-05[3][5][6] unknown 2023[4] 2000[5] unknown unknown

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References

  1. Desk, Business. "Mega steel manufacturing plant at Mirsarai planned | The Asian Age Online, Bangladesh". The Asian Age. Retrieved 2023-11-03. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 "BSRM's big push". The Business Standard. 2020-10-17. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 https://web.archive.org/web/20220112121226/https://starconsortiumbd.com/project_bci.php. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220102051252/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bagnladesh-china/china-to-develop-bangladesh-industrial-zone-as-part-of-south-asia-push-idUSKCN1HB1M2. Archived from the original on 02 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125062239/https://www.globaldata.com/store/industry/construction-projects/?wpsolr_fq%5B0%5D=report_type_str%3AProduct%20Insights. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20170521002553/http://dailyasianage.com:80/news/62129/mega-steel-manufacturing-plant-at-mirsarai-planned. Archived from the original on 21 May 2017. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220111173338/https://www.oecd.org/industry/ind/latest-developments-in-steelmaking-capacity-2021.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220111171832/https://www.daily-sun.com/post/227737/Star-Consortium-KISC-to-setup-steel-plant-at-Mirersharai. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20211206035310/https://www.tbsnews.net/economy/bsrm-ups-investment-264-meet-growing-demand-320359. Archived from the original on 06 December 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

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