Butia Steel Kerman plant

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Butia Steel Kerman plant (شرکت فولاد بوتیای ایرانیان (Persian)), also known as BISCO, is an electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plant operating in Chatroud, Kerman, Iran.

Location

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  • Location: Chatroud, Kerman Province, Iran
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 30.49120, 56.82140 (exact)

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Phase Plant status Construction date Start date Workforce size Power source
Main plant Operating[1] 2011[1] 2450[2] 450 MW combined cycle power plant[3]
Expansion Operating[4][5] 2012[6] 2021[7][8] 2000[6]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Phase Parent company Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company GEM ID
Main plant Middle East Mines & Mineral Industries Development Holding Co [100.0%] E100000131142 [100%] Butia Steel Company[9] E100000131107

Table 3: Process and Products

Phase Steel product category Steel products ISO 14001 Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
Main plant semi-finished; finished rolled[3] billet, blooms, blanks, ingots, beam, rail, pipe[3] 2021[10] DRI, EAF[3] pelletizing plant; DRI plant; EAF (# unknown)[3]
Expansion semi-finished; finished rolled[3] billet, blooms, blanks, ingots, beam, rail, pipe[3] EAF[3] EAF (# unknown)[4]

Table 4: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

*Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Phase Capacity operating status* Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
Main plant operating
Expansion operating 1500 TTPA[4] 1500 TTPA[4]

Table 5: Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

*Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Phase Capacity operating status* Sponge iron/DRI capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
Main plant operating 2000 TTPA[3][11][12] 2000 TTPA[3][11][12]
Expansion operating

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

Phase Pellets
Main plant 2500 TTPA[3]
Expansion

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References

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  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20220120184743/http://www.midhco.com/en/companies/25-Butia-Iranian-Steel-Co.html. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 https://web.archive.org/web/20220119184535/http://bisco.midhco.com/fa/about.html. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  9. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210807133859/http://www.oecd.org/industry/ind/latest-developments-in-steelmaking-capacity-2020.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 07 August 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. https://web.archive.org/web/20230328012041/http://bisco.midhco.com/fa/page/%DA%AF%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%87%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%87%20%D9%87%D8%A7%20.html. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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