Baku Steel Company steel plant
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Baku Steel Company steel plant (Бакинский сталелитейный завод) is a steel plant in Baku, Narimanov, Azerbaijan that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Baku, Narimanov, Azerbaijan:
- Location: 15 Mir-Jalal (Darnagul), Narimanov district, Baku, Azerbaijan AZ1029
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 40.43136, 49.886867 (exact)
Background
The Baku steel plant started production in 2001 and is an important economic force in Azerbaijan.[1] The head of the company Rasim Mammadov was arrested in February 2021 over embezzlement charges and a new leader, Kamal Mirsahib oglu Ibrahim, stepped in shortly thereafter.[2][3][4]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Workforce size | Power source | Coal source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001[5] | 1645[6] | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baku Steel Company QSC | 5040196031 | E100000131003 | Baku Steel Company QSC[7] | 5040196031 | E100000131003 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|
| crude, semi-finished, finished rolled[8][9] | rebar, square, rod, pipe, billet, channel, angle, wire[8][9] | building and infrastructure, energy, tools and machinery, transport[10][9] | EAF |
Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| operating | 800[11][9] | 800[11][9] |
Table 5: 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 | 242[12] | –[12] | 242[12] |
| 2021 | 286[13][14] | –[13][14] | 286[13][14] |
| 2022 | 362[12] | –[12] | 362[12] |
| 2023 | – | unknown | – |
Unit Details
Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Start date | Furnace manufacturer and model | Current capacity (ttpa) | Current size (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAF 1 | operating[9] | 2013[15] | Siemens VAI[16] | 534[11][9] | 60.0[17][9] |
| EAF 2 | operating[9] | – | – | 266[11][9] | 30.0[18] |
Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details
| Unit name | Scrap-based | % scrap | % DRI | % HBI | % pig iron (unknown if basic/merchant or granulated | % other iron |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAF 1 | yes[9] | 75.00[9][16] | >0[9] | 10.00[9] | 10.00[9] | 5.00[9] |
| EAF 2 | yes[9] | 75.00[9] | – | 10.00[9] | 10.00[9] | 5.00[9] |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ "History". Baku Steel Company.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Baku Steel Company Has New Leadership". Turan. March 9, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "What Is Background to Rasim Mammadov Case?". Turan. February 3, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Baku Steel Company appoints new director to replace Mammadov, who was arrested the day before » Metallurgprom". Metallurgprom. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20211007061730/https://www.bakusteel.com/en/who-we-are/history/. Archived from the original on 2021-10-07.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20231109154631/https://www.bakusteel.com/az/baku-steel-company-bas-sehife/. Archived from the original on 2023-11-09.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240125062019/https://www.bakusteel.com/en/who-we-are/company-profile/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220319213935/https://haqqin.az/news/228653. Archived from the original on 2022-03-19.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.00 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05 9.06 9.07 9.08 9.09 9.10 9.11 9.12 9.13 9.14 9.15 9.16 9.17 9.18 9.19 9.20 https://web.archive.org/web/20211006101625/https://www.bakusteel.com/en/our-achievements/industry/. Archived from the original on 2021-10-06.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.bakusteel.com/en/baku-steel-company-realized-a-unique-project-for-the-region/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 https://azertag.az/ru/xeber/v_azerbaidzhane_i_v_mire_vpervye_eto_novshestvo_osushchestvit_baku_steel_company-1902720.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20231109155427/https://www.bakusteel.com/en/bscaiif22/. Archived from the original on 2023-11-09.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 https://www.bakusteel.com/en/bsc-indicators/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20221021031120/http://interfax.az/view/870364. Archived from the original on 2022-10-21.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.bakusteel.com/en/pages/production.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 16.0 16.1 https://bakusteel.com/ru/pages/proizvodstvo-metallurgii.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20211021090622/https://www.trend.az/azerbaijan/society/3500375.html. Archived from the original on 2021-10-21.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://gmk.center/news/baku-steel-namerena-vnedrit-ii-v-elektrodugovom-proizvodstve/.
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