Al Ittefaq Arab Steel Dammam plant
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Al Ittefaq Arab Steel Dammam plant (حديد الإتفاق (Arabic)), also known as ISPC, Arab Steel, ASCO, is a direct reduced iron-electric arc furnace (DRI-EAF) steel plant operating in Dammam, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Dammam, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia:
- Location: Dammam, 31472, Saudi Arabia
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 26.277917, 49.949177 (exact)
Background
The Al Ittefaq Arab Steel Dammam plant is owned by Al-Ittefaq Steel, the largest private sector steel manufacturer in Saudi Arabia. Its production facilities delivers reinforced steel bars, billets, DRI, and downstream steel products.[1] The plant began operating in 1989 with a direct reduced iron (DRI) plant and electric arc furnace (EAF) plant as well. Little recent news or information on the plant is available; no environmental noncompliance or safety incidents have occurred at Al Ittefaq steel Dammam plant in recent years.
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Phase | Plant status | Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | Operating[2] | 1989[3] | 350[4] |
| Expansion | Announced[2] | – | – |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Phase | Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | Al Ittefaq Steel Products Company CJSC [100.0%] | 4297556867 [100%] | E100000130833 [100%] | Arab Steel Co[2] | 5050911102 | E100000131037 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Phase | Steel product category | Steel products | ISO 14001 | Main production equipment | Detailed production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | semi-finished; finished rolled[5] | wire mesh, but & bend, cold rolled, spring wire, galvanized steel wire[5] | 2020[6] | DRI, EAF[2] | 1 Midrex DRI plant (2 modules, 1 MTPA, began in 2007); 2 EAF[2][7] |
| Expansion | semi-finished; finished rolled[5] | wire mesh, but & bend, cold rolled, spring wire, galvanized steel wire[5] | – | EAF[2] | EAF (# unknown)[2] |
Table 4: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Phase | Capacity operating status* | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | operating | 2600 TTPA[2][8][2][8] | 2600 TTPA[2][8][2][8] |
| Expansion | announced | 1900 TTPA[2][8] | 1900 TTPA[2][8] |
Table 5: Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Phase | Capacity operating status* | Sponge iron/DRI capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | operating | 1150 TTPA[9][9] | 1150 TTPA[9][9] |
| Expansion | announced | – | – |
Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Phase | Pellets |
|---|---|
| Main plant | 2500 TTPA[10] |
| Expansion | – |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ "Overview | ISPC". www.ispc.com.sa. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125062325/https://www.ispc.com.sa/Arab-Steel-Co.aspx. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220114121736/https://www.ispc.com.sa/Overview.aspx. Archived from the original on 14 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220120214302/https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.al-ittefaq_steel_products_company.0e6540fa2243e814555d0b082dcff377.html. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220120112451/https://www.ispc.com.sa/Dammam-D.aspx. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220318235529/https://www.ispc.com.sa/certificate/EMS-Certificate-ISPC-1.jpg. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022.
{{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 20 March 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20221126162601/https://www.ispc.com.sa. Archived from the original on 26 November 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 https://www.midrex.com/tech-article/midrex-direct-reduction-plants-2022-operations-summary/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220129220639/https://www.ispc.com.sa/Iron-Parallelization-Plant.aspx. Archived from the original on 29 January 2022.
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