Abba Steel Ohangwena steel plant

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Abba Steel Ohangwena steel plant, also known as Groot Suisse Oshana plant, is an electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plant under construction in Oshikango, Ohangwena, Namibia.

Location

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  • Location: Eeshoke Village, Oshikango, Ohangwena Region, Namibia
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): -17.397866, 15.891022 (approximate)

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant status Announced date Construction date Start date
Construction[1][2] 2019[3] 2020[4] 2024[1]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Owner Owner company GEM ID
Abba Steel Ltd.[1] E100001012072

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
semi-finished; finished rolled[5] billet, rebar, wire rods[5] EAF[6] EAF (# unknown)[6]

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)
construction 3000 TTPA[7][8] 3000 TTPA[7][8]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://www.facebook.com/abbasteel.ltd. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. (PDF) https://www.oecd.org/industry/ind/latest-developments-in-steelmaking-capacity-2022.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210309064906/https://www.oecd.org/industry/ind/recent-developments-steelmaking-capacity-2019.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 09 March 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210807133859/http://www.oecd.org/industry/ind/latest-developments-in-steelmaking-capacity-2020.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 07 August 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20200807182035/http://grootgroup.com:80/steel/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220111173338/https://www.oecd.org/industry/ind/latest-developments-in-steelmaking-capacity-2021.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220620050509/https://www.grootgroup.com/steel/docs/grootsteel.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1059347610926200&set=ecnf.100063868560402. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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