Van Steel Kurdistan plant
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Van Steel Kurdistan plant (ڤان ستیل), also known as Galiawa, is a steel plant in Erbil, Iraq that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Erbil, Iraq:
- Location: Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 36.09176, 43.97415 (exact)
Background
The Van Steel plant in Iraqi Kurdistan began operating in 2022. The plant is equipped with an Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) with a capacity of 750,000 tons annually.[1]
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Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Announced date | Construction date | Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020[2] | 2021-01[3] | 2022[3] | 700[4] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent GEM entity ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner GEM entity ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Van Company for Industrial Investment and General Trading [100.0%] | unknown [100.0%] | E100000131178 [100.0%] | Van Company for Industrial Investment and General Trading [100%][2] | unknown | E100000131178 [100%] |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | ISO 14001 | ISO 50001 | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| semi-finished, finished rolled[5] | billet, wire rod, rebar[5] | building and infrastructure[6] | yes[7] | unknown[8] | 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 | 750[9][2][10][3] | 750[9][2][10][3] |
Table 5: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Ferronickel | Sinter | Coke | Pellets |
|---|---|---|---|
| NF | NF | NF | NF |
Table 6: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | EAF production | Other/unknown steel production |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | unknown | unknown |
| 2020 | unknown | unknown |
| 2021 | unknown | unknown |
| 2022 | unknown | unknown |
Unit Details
Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Start date | Current capacity (ttpa) |
|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | operating[3] | 2022[3] | 750[3][9][10][2] |
Table 8: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details
| Unit name | Scrap-based | % scrap | % DRI | % HBI | % sponge iron (unknown if DRI or HBI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | yes[6] | 20.00[6] | >0[6] | >0[6] | 80.00[6] |
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References
- ↑ "Iraq's Van Steel launches commercial rebar production - Arab Iron and Steel Union". aisusteel.org. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20220925071323/http://www.vansteeliraq.com/about-us/. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 https://aisusteel.org/en/14837/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20251104171153/https://www.kurdistan24.net/ar/story/324240. Archived from the original on 2025-11-04.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240119053740/https://vansteeliraq.com/products/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-19.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20240905174851/https://vansteeliraq.com/. Archived from the original on 2024-09-05.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20251104171651/https://www.facebook.com/VanSteeliraq/videos/2052432665095511/. Archived from the original on 2025-11-04.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240806174755/https://vansteeliraq.com/about/quality/. Archived from the original on 2024-08-06.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 https://www.oecd.org/industry/ind/latest-developments-in-steelmaking-capacity-2022.pdfhttps://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/26543-Largest-steel-factory-in-Iraq,-Kurdistan-Region-is-75-percent-complete:-CEO.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230410190908/https://www.oecd.org/industry/ind/latest-developments-in-steelmaking-capacity-2022.pdf (PDF).
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