Bonab Steel Complex

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Bonab Steel Complex (مجتمع فولاد بناب), also known as Mojtame Foulad Shahin Bonab, Shahin Bonab Steel Complex, Banab Sanat Steel Company, is a steel plant in Bonab, East Azerbaijan, Iran that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Bonab, East Azerbaijan, Iran:

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• Location: Bonab Industrial Zone, Bonab, East Azerbaijan, Iran
• Coordinates (WGS 84): 37.417437, 46.035778 (exact)

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Announced date	Start date	Power source	Iron ore source
2005	2008	Power plant	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
Tourism Financial Group	unknown	E100001016229	Bonab Steel Complex	unknown	E100000131182

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	ingot, rebar, bar, angle, beam	unknown	2022	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	1450	1450
operating	1400	1400

Table 5: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year	EAF production	Other/unknown steel production
2019	unknown	unknown
2020	unknown	unknown
2021	unknown	unknown
2022	unknown	unknown
2023	unknown	unknown
2024	unknown	unknown

Unit Details

Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name	Status	Announced date	Start date	Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown EAF (1)	operating	–	–	1400
unknown EAF (2)	announced	2022	2025	1450

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)	yes	>0	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown
unknown EAF (2)	yes	>0	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown

Articles and Resources

Additional data

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Resources

• Company website