Egyptian American Steel Rolling Company Sadat City plant

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Egyptian American Steel Rolling Company Sadat City plant (بشاي للصلب (Arabic)), also known as Beshay Steel; EARSCo, is an electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plant operating in Sadat City, Menofia, Egypt.

Location

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  • Location: 5th Industrial Zone, Sadat City, Egypt
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 30.389174, 30.571894 (exact)

Background

The Egyptian American Steel Rolling Company plant in Sadat City has been operating since 1998. It is owned by Beshay Steel group, the largest privately owned steel producer in Egypt. In September 2022, plant workers went on a strike to protest low wages.[1]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant status Start date Workforce size
Operating[2] 1998[3] 1750[2][4]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Beshay Steel [100.0%] 5040954607 [100%] E100000131009 [100%] Egyptian American Steel Rolling Co[3] 5074202081 E100000131072

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products ISO 14001 ISO 50001 Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
crude; semi-finished; finished rolled[5] billets, rebar, wire rods, profiles, angles[5] 2020[6] 2020[6] EAF[3][7] 2 EAF[3][8]

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.
Capacity operating status* Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
operating 1200 TTPA[3] 1200 TTPA[3]

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References

  1. Kassab, Beesan (August 29, 2022). "Beshay Steel workers strike, demand wage increase". Mada Masr. Retrieved 9/20/2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20211224050256/https://www.beshaysteel.com/. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125062226/https://www.beshaysteel.com/subsidiaries-and-capacities/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20230516132607/https://www.linkedin.com/company/beshay-steel. Archived from the original on 16 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210225114011/https://www.beshaysteel.com/categories/. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220320184542/https://www.beshaysteel.com/specifications/. Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20230516142250/https://www.beshaysteel.com/technology/. Archived from the original on 16 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20210225100134/https://www.beshaysteel.com/history/. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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