Tembo Steels Iganga plant

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Tembo Steels Iganga plant is an electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plant operating in Iganga, Busoga, Uganda.

Location

The map below shows the approximate location of the plant in Iganga, Busoga, Uganda:

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• Location: 28, Iganga, Uganda
• Coordinates (WGS 84): 0.611975, 33.457629 (approximate)

Background

In March 2022, the site commissioned a direct reduced iron plant with a capacity of 1200ttpa.

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Phase	Plant status	Start date	Workforce size
Main plant	Operating	2000	3000
Expansion	Operating	2022	–

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Phase	Owner	Owner company GEM ID
Main plant	Tembo Steels Uganda Ltd	E100000131193

Table 3: Process and Products

Phase	Steel product category	Steel products	Steel sector end users	Main production equipment	Detailed production equipment
Main plant	crude; semi-finished; finished rolled	DRI, angles, bars, wire rod, sections, rebar,	building and infrastructure	EAF	1 EAF
Expansion	crude; semi-finished; finished rolled	DRI, angles, bars, wire rod, sections, rebar,	building and infrastructure	DRI	DRI plant

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.

Phase	Capacity operating status*	Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity	Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
Main plant	operating	450 TTPA	450 TTPA
Expansion	operating	–	–

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.

Phase	Capacity operating status*	Sponge iron/DRI capacity	Nominal iron capacity (total)
Main plant	operating	–	–
Expansion	operating	1200 TTPA	1200 TTPA

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Additional data

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Resources

• Company website