Sulb Bahrain Al Hidd steel plant
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Sulb Bahrain Al Hidd steel plant (شركة صلب) is a steel plant in Al Hidd, Muharraq, Bahrain that operates direct reduced iron (DRI) and electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Al Hidd, Muharraq, Bahrain:
- Location: Al Hidd, Bahrain
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 26.198152, 50.679893 (exact)
Background
Sulb Bahrain Al Hidd steel plan started operating in 2012. It is a joint venture between Foulath Holding Company and Yamato Kogyo Company. [1] In 2023, the company commissioned SMS group to revamp the plants 130 tons electric arc furnace to enhance its efficiency and productivity.[2]
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Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Announced date | Start date | Power source |
|---|---|---|
| 2009[3] | 2012[4] | New 123 MW largest rooftop solar power project in the world[5] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| State-owned entity status | Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent GEM entity ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner GEM entity ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partial | Yamato Kogyo Co Ltd [49.0%]; Gulf Investment Corp [25.5%]; Industries Qatar QPSC [12.8%]; Gulf Cables & Electrical Industries Co KSC [5.1%]; National Industries Group Holding KSCP [5.1%]; Kuwait Foundry Company KSCP [2.6%] | 4295878941 [49.0%]; 4296426443 [25.5%]; 4295886945 [12.8%]; 4295882869 [5.1%]; 4295882834 [5.1%]; 4295882899 [2.6%] | E100001010196 [49.0%]; E100000000675 [25.5%]; E100000000840 [12.8%]; E100001016326 [5.1%]; E100001016328 [5.1%]; E100001016329 [2.6%] | Sulb Company BSCC [100%][4] | 5000674578 | E100000131139 [100%] |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | ISO 14001 | ISO 50001 | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| crude, semi-finished, finished rolled[4] | sheet, columns, bar, DRI, billet, channel, angle, beam[4] | automotive, building and infrastructure, energy, transport[3] | 2022[3] | 2022[6] | DRI; EAF |
Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| operating | 1300[7][8][9][3] | 1300[7][8][9][3] |
Table 5: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Sponge iron/DRI capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| operating | 1700[10][8][3] | 1700[10][8][3] |
Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Pellets |
|---|
| 12000[11] |
Table 7: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | EAF production | Other/unknown steel production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2020 | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2021 | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2022 | 1270[12] | –[12] | 1270[12] |
| 2023 | 1265[8] | –[8] | 1265[8] |
| 2024 | 1205[13] | –[13] | 1205[13] |
Table 8: Actual Plant-level Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | DRI production | Other/unknown iron production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2020 | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2021 | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2022 | 1620[12] | –[12] | 1620[12] |
| 2023 | 1619[8] | –[8] | 1619[8] |
| 2024 | >0[14] | –[14] | –[14] |
Unit Details
Table 9: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Start date | Furnace manufacturer and model | Furnace type | Current capacity (ttpa) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown DRI (1) | operating[14][3] | 2013[15] | Midrex[16] | shaft furnace[16] | 1700[8][10][3] |
Table 10: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Reductant Details
| Unit name | Current or initial reductant | Gas reductant | Hydrogen reductant status | Future hydrogen reductant color |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown DRI (1) | gas[16] | syngas (reformed methane)[16] | unknown | not found |
Table 11: Electric Arc Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Start date | Furnace manufacturer and model | Current capacity (ttpa) | Current size (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | operating[3] | 2012[17] | SMS[18] | 1300[8][7][3][9] | 120.0[19][20][4][18] |
Table 12: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details
| Unit name | Scrap-based | % scrap | % DRI |
|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | no[3] | 0[3] | 100.00[3] |
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References
- ↑ "SULB". www.sulb.com.bh. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ↑ shivani dhruv. "SULB commissions SMS group for the modernisation of an electric arc". technicalreviewmiddleeast.com. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 https://web.archive.org/web/20220625185742/https://www.sulb.com.bh/. Archived from the original on 2022-06-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125063134/https://www.sulb.com.bh/#!/home. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bahrain-sets-new-global-benchmark-with-the-worlds-largest-rooftop-solar-power-plant-302601814.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240806175506/https://www.sulb.com.bh/files/certificates/ISO%252050001%2520(SULB%2520Bahrain).pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-08-06.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 (PDF) https://www.serv-ch.com/fileadmin/Files/PDF/project/SULB_Integrated_Steel/EIA_Report_SULB.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 https://aisusteel.org/en/25035/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 https://sulb.com/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 (PDF) https://klabs-wp-space.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com/sulb/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SULB-Fact-Sheet.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.zawya.com/en/markets/bahrain-steel-achieves-record-production-in-2021-k9msnoe8.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20240119005422/https://www.steelguru.com/steel/2023-sulb-companys-soaring-steel-success. Archived from the original on 2024-01-19.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 https://worldsteel.org/data/annual-production-steel-data/?ind=P1_crude_steel_total_pub/CHN/IND/MYS.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 (PDF) https://www.midrex.com/wp-content/uploads/MidrexStatsBook2024.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "2022 World Direct Reduction Statistics" (PDF). Midrex. 2023-09-12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-11-03.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240122233431/https://www.midrex.com/tech-article/producing-dri-in-bahrain-united-steel-company-sulb/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-22.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://sulb.com/about-sulb/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 18.0 18.1 https://www.sms-concast.ch/references/united-steel-company-sulb.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220320173526/https://www.midrex.com/about-midrex/midrex-plants/. Archived from the original on 2022-03-20.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230331185838/https://min-met.com/blog/sulb-to-modernize-electric-arc-furnace-and-four-strand-concast/. Archived from the original on 2023-03-31.
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