Amirkabir Arak Steel plant

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Amirkabir Arak Steel plant (شرکت فولاد امیرکبیر خزر) is a steel plant in Rasht, Gilan, Iran that operates direct reduced iron (DRI) and electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Rasht, Gilan, Iran:

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• Location: Rasht Industrial City, Rasht, Gilan, Iran
• Coordinates (WGS 84): 37.164815, 49.595132 (exact)

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date	Power source	Iron ore source
2023	36 MW power plant, Power transmission lines	unknown

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company	Parent company PermID	Parent company GEM ID	Owner	Owner company PermID	Owner company GEM ID
Amirkabir Khazar Steel Co	unknown	E100001013043	Amir Kabir Arak Steel Co	unknown	E100001013042

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	rebar	building and infrastructure	unknown	unknown	unknown	DRI; EAF

Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

¹Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.

Capacity operating status1	Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity	Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
construction	513	513

Table 5: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

¹Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.

Capacity operating status1	Sponge iron/DRI capacity	Nominal iron capacity (total)
construction	450	450

Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

Sinter	Pellets
NF	NF

Unit Details

Table 7: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details

Unit name	Status	Furnace type	Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown DRI (1)	construction	rotary kiln	150
unknown DRI (2)	construction	rotary kiln	150
unknown DRI (3)	construction	rotary kiln	150

Table 8: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name	Status	Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown EAF (1)	construction	513

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
unknown EAF (1)	None	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown

Articles and Resources

Additional data

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Resources

• Company website