Azna Steel Lorestan plant

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Azna Steel Lorestan plant (مجتمع فولاد و ذوب‌آهن ازنا), also known as Azna Steel and Iron Smelting Complex, is a steel plant in Azna, Lorestan, Iran that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

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  • Location: Lorestan Province, Azna, Unnamed Road, FF65+VR8, Iran
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 33.464353, 49.391373 (exact)

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date Workforce size Power source Iron ore source Coal source
2020-03[1][2] 560[2] unknown unknown 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
Azna Steel unknown E100000131105 Azna Steel[3] unknown E100000131105

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[2] slab, sheet[2] energy[4] unknown unknown unknown 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 700[2] 700[2]
construction 1200[2] 1200[2]

Table 5: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

Sinter Pellets
NF NF

Unit Details

Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown EAF (1) construction[1] 1200[2]
unknown EAF (2) announced[5] 700[2]

Table 7: 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

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240207181243/https://khdccima.ir/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/LORESTAN.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-02-07. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 https://web.archive.org/web/20220318075354/https://financialtribune.com/articles/domestic-economy/98466/steel-sheet-production-capacity-to-expand. Archived from the original on 2022-03-18. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210929032946/https://www.oecd.org/industry/ind/latest-developments-in-steelmaking-capacity-2021.pdf (PDF). {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://www.steelorbis.com/steel-news/latest-news/first-phase-of-irans-azna-steel-complex-to-come-on-stream-in-feb-2011-513523.htm. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230410190908/https://www.oecd.org/industry/ind/latest-developments-in-steelmaking-capacity-2022.pdf (PDF). {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

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