Uzmetkombinat steel plant
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Uzmetkombinat steel plant (Узбекский металлургический комбинат литейно-прокатный комплекс, Узбекский металлургический комбинат, АО «Узметкомбинат»), also known as Uzbekistan Metallurgical Plant, Uzbek Metallurgical Plant Uzmetkombinat, is a steel plant in Bekobod, Toshkent Region, Uzbekistan that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) and blast furnace (BF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Bekobod, Toshkent Region, Uzbekistan:
- Location: A-376, Bekobod, Uzbekistan
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 40.233432, 69.290873 (exact)
Background
OHF units were retired in 2014.[1]
The plant was expected to increase steel production to 2300 TTPA, due to the construction of a new steelmaking workshop.[2][3] As of October 2024, there have not been any updates about the project. The project was removed from the Uzmetkombinat 2024 Business Plan and is assumed to be mothballed.
Uzmetkombinat is building a new casting and rolling complex with an electric arc furnace manufacturered by Danieli.[4][5] As of April 2024, equipment installation was 58% complete, and construction and assembly work was 70% complete.[6] The project is planned to be fully commissioned in 2025-2026.[7]
Expected steel production in 2024 is 664,000 tons. In 2023, the plant's net profit decreased by 25% compared to 2022, and the number of employees by 2,000. Uzmetkombinat was building a 50 MW photovoltaic station at the EAF workshop.[4] Once the project is complete, the share of RES in the plant's total energy consumption will increase to 25%.[3] The construction was expected to end in Q1 2024.[4]
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Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Workforce size | Power source |
|---|---|---|
| 1944[8][9] | 10343[10] | Syrdarya power station[11][12] |
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 | Uzbekskiy Metallurgicheskiy Kombinat JSC [100.0%] | 4298103938 [100.0%] | E100000130852 [100.0%] | Uzbekskiy Metallurgicheskiy Kombinat JSC [100%][13][14] | 4298103938 | E100000130852 [100%] |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | ISO 14001 | ISO 50001 | Responsible steel | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| finished rolled[15][9] | rebar, strip, bar, round bar, channel, angle, wire, grinding balls[16][17] | automotive, building and infrastructure, tools and machinery[12] | unknown[18] | 2025-07-18[19][20][21][18] | unknown | BF; 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) |
|---|---|---|
| cancelled | 1400[22] | 1400[22] |
| construction | 1040[23] | 1040[23] |
| operating | 1100[24][9][14][25][26][22] | 1100[24][9][14][25][26][22] |
Table 5: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Blast furnace capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| announced | 600[27] | 600[27] |
Table 6: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | EAF production | Other/unknown steel production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | >0[28] | 950[28] | 950[28] |
| 2020 | >0[28] | 951[28] | 951[28] |
| 2021 | >0[28] | 976[28] | 975[28] |
| 2022 | >0 | >0 | – |
| 2023 | 900[22] | –[22] | 900[22] |
| 2024 | 781[10] | –[10] | 781[10] |
Unit Details
Table 7: Blast Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Announced date | Construction date | Start date | Current capacity (ttpa) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown BF (1) | announced[27] | 2026-05[27] | 2026[27] | 2028[27] | 600[27] |
Table 8: Electric Arc Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Announced date | Construction date | Start date | Furnace manufacturer and model | Current capacity (ttpa) | Current size (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAF 1 | operating[15][9] | – | 2019[29] | 2021[30] | Danieli FastArc[31][32] | 1100[24][26][25][14][9][22] | 120.0[9] |
| EAF 2 | cancelled[23] | 2023[23] | – | – | – | 700[22] | – |
| EAF 3 | cancelled[23] | 2023[23] | – | – | – | 700[22] | – |
| EAF 4 | construction[33] | – | – | 2026[34][16][23] | Danieli[23][35] | 1040[23] | 120.0[36] |
Table 9: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAF 1 | yes[37][22] | 95.00[23] | unknown | 5.00[23] | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown |
| EAF 2 | no[22] | 0 | – | 100.00[22] | – | – | – | – | – |
| EAF 3 | no[22] | 0 | – | 100.00[22] | – | – | – | – | – |
| EAF 4 | no[23] | 0 | 100.00[23] | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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