Arfa Iron and Steel Yazd plant

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Arfa Iron and Steel Yazd plant (شرکت آهن و فولاد ارفع), also known as Arfa Iron and Steel Co., is a steel plant in Atarabad, Yazd, Iran that operates direct reduced iron (DRI) and electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

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  • Location: 25 km into the Ardakan-Nain Road, Ardakan, Iran
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 32.39309, 53.7566 (exact)

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Construction date Start date Workforce size Power source Iron ore source
2009-04[1] 2011-04[2] 1350[3] unknown Chadormalu Iron Ore Mine[4][5]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Chadelmu Mining and Industrial Co; Mining and Metals Development Investment Co; small shareholder(s); Yaran Tube Rolling Mill Co unknown; unknown; not applicable; unknown E100001016281; E100001016282; E100001015587; E100001016283 Arfa Iron and Steel Co[6] unknown E100000131101

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 ISO 50001 Responsible steel Main production equipment
crude, semi-finished[6] ingot, HBI, DRI[6] unknown 2023[7] 2023[8] 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)
operating 1000[9][3][10] 1000[9][3][10]

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)
operating 800[11] 800[11]

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

Sinter Pellets
NF NF

Table 7: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year EAF production Other/unknown steel production Total (all routes)
2019 unknown unknown
2020 unknown unknown
2021 unknown unknown
2022 847[12] [12] 847[12]

Table 8: Actual Plant-level Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year DRI production Other/unknown iron production
2019 unknown unknown
2020 unknown unknown
2021 unknown unknown
2022 unknown unknown

Unit Details

Table 9: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Start date Furnace manufacturer and model Furnace type Current capacity (ttpa) Reductant
unknown DRI (1) operating[13] 2006[14] 2012[11] Iritek and Irasco Midrex[2][11] not found 800[11] not found

Table 10: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Construction date Start date Current capacity (ttpa) Current size (tonnes)
unknown EAF (1) operating[13] 2009[15] 2011[15] 1000[3][10][9] 180.0[12]

Table 11: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details

Unit name Scrap-based % scrap % DRI % HBI % sponge iron (unknown if DRI or HBI)
unknown EAF (1) no[3] unknown[3] unknown unknown 100.00[3][11]

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References

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  15. 15.0 15.1 https://www.steelorbis.com/steel-news/latest-news/arfa-iron-and-steel-to-start-operating-dri-plant-in-june-2010-481656.htm. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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