Suez Steel Solb Misr Attaka plant

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Suez Steel Solb Misr Attaka plant (شركة السويس للصلب (Arabic)), also known as Suez Steel Company, Solb Misr, is a direct reduced iron-electric arc furnace (DRI-EAF) steel plant operating in Attaka, Suez, Egypt.

Location

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  • Location: Hurgada - Al Ismaileya, Attaka, Suez Governorate, Egypt
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 29.923176, 32.466587 (exact)

Background

Suez Steel Solb Misr plant has been operating since 2000. In 2006, it was acquired in 2006 by LITAT group, a Lebanese group mainly engaged in steel production in the MENA region. [1] In 2013, plant workers went on a month long strike to demand a share of the company's profit, higher salaries, and better benefits.[2]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant status Start date Workforce size
Operating[3] 2000[4][5] 2200[6]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
LITAT Holding Co Ltd [100.0%] 4297697038 [100%] E100000130842 [100%] Suez Steel Company SAE[7][8] 4297620530 E100000130838

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products ISO 14001 ISO 50001 Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
semi-finished; finished rolled[9] billet, rebar, slabs[10] yes[11] yes[11][12] DRI, EAF[13] DRI plant (began in 2014); 2 EAF (began in 2000 and 2013)[4][14][5]

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* Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
operating 2100 TTPA[3][3] 2100 TTPA[3][3]

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* Sponge iron/DRI capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
operating 2100 TTPA[3] 2100 TTPA[3]

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References

  1. "Suez Steel Company | Our History". www.solbmisr.com. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  2. Hussein, Marwa (08/22/2013). "Workers at Suez Steel end month-long strike". Ahram Online. Retrieved 09/26/2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20221022000515/https://www.solbmisr.com/en/AboutUs/CompanyProfile. Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220114002806/https://www.litat.com/sectors/steel. Archived from the original on 14 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230515181123/https://www.solbmisr.com/en/Plants/SMP1. Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20220119014652/https://peoplesworld.org/article/suez-steel-owner-refuses-to-reopen-plant-adding-to-egypt-s-woes/. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20220112160639/https://www.siac.com.eg/?q. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20230307081557/http://www.solbmisr.com/. Archived from the original on 07 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. https://www.litat.com/english/sectors/steel. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. https://web.archive.org/web/20221022001339/https://www.solbmisr.com/en/Product/Billets. Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. 11.0 11.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220318073854/https://solbmisr.com/en/AboutUs/VisionMission. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221022002100/https://www.solbmisr.com/Content/policyFiles/policy%20Eng.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. https://web.archive.org/web/20221022000515/https://www.solbmisr.com/en/AboutUs/CompanyProfile. Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. https://web.archive.org/web/20230516075358/https://www.solbmisr.com/en/Plants/DRP. Archived from the original on 16 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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