Donelektrostal Shakhty steel plant

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Donelektrostal Shakhty steel plant (Металлургический комбинат "Донэлектросталь") is a steel plant in Shakhty, Rostov, Russia that operates direct reduced iron (DRI) and electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

The map below shows the approximate location of the plant in Shakhty, Rostov, Russia:

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• Location: Shakhty, Rostov, Russia
• Coordinates (WGS 84): 47.740352, 40.18942 (approximate)

Background

As of October 2024, there are no updates since 2021. The plant was expected to be commissioned by the end of 2024.

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Announced date	Start date	Workforce size
2021	2024	700

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company	Parent company PermID	Parent company GEM ID	Owner	Owner company PermID	Owner company GEM ID
Donelektrostal LLC	unknown	E100001012123	Donelektrostal LLC	unknown	E100001012123

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category	Steel products	Steel sector end users	ISO 14001	ISO 50001	Responsible steel	Main production equipment
crude, semi-finished, finished rolled	beam, round bar, channel, wire rod, rebar, angle, DRI, wire	building and infrastructure, tools and machinery	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)
construction	730	730

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)
construction	900	900

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

Ferronickel	Sinter	Coke	Pellets
NF	NF	NF	NF

Unit Details

Table 7: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details

Unit name	Status	Announced date	Start date	Furnace type	Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown DRI (1)	construction	2021	2025	not found	900

Table 8: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name	Status	Announced date	Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown EAF (1)	construction	2021	730

Table 9: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details

Unit name	Scrap-based	% scrap	% DRI
unknown EAF (1)	yes	>0	unknown

Articles and Resources

Additional data

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Resources

• Company website