Arvand Jahanara Steel Khouzestan plant

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Arvand Jahanara Steel Khouzestan plant (شرکت فولاد جهان آرا اروند), also known as Arvand Jahan Ara Steel, is a steel plant in Khorramshahr, Khouzestan, 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 Khorramshahr, Khouzestan, Iran:

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• Location: Arvand, Khorramshahr, Khuzestan Province, Iran
• Coordinates (WGS 84): 30.510886, 48.241356 (exact)

Background

According to the 2020 OECD report on steelmaking capacity, an additional 1.2 MTPA at the Arvand Jahanara Steel Khouzestan plant was planned for 2022.

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date	Workforce size	Power source	Iron ore source
2021	800	400 kV substation	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
Arvand Jahanara Steel Co	5083451005	E100000131102	Arvand Jahanara Steel Co	5083451005	E100000131102

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category	Steel products	Steel sector end users	ISO 14001	ISO 50001	Responsible steel	Main production equipment
semi-finished, finished rolled	sheet, bloom, billet, slab, profile	unknown	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)
announced	1200	1200
operating	2700	2700

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)
announced	6000	6000

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
2020	unknown	unknown
2021	unknown	unknown
2022	unknown	unknown
2023	unknown	unknown
2024	unknown	unknown

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

Year	DRI production	Other/unknown iron production
2020	unknown	unknown
2021	unknown	unknown
2022	unknown	unknown
2023	unknown	unknown
2024	unknown	unknown

Unit Details

Table 9: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details

Unit name	Status	Furnace type	Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown DRI (1)	announced	not found	2000
unknown DRI (2)	announced	not found	2000
unknown DRI (3)	announced	not found	2000

Table 10: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name	Status	Construction date	Start date	Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown EAF (1)	operating	–	–	1500
unknown EAF (2)	announced	2022	–	1200
unknown EAF (3)	operating	–	2022	1200

Table 11: 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
unknown EAF (2)	None	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown
unknown EAF (3)	None	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown

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Additional data

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Resources

• Company website