Egyptian Iron & Steel Company Cairo plant
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Egyptian Iron & Steel Company Cairo plant (شركة الحديد والصلب المصرية), also known as Hadisolb, is a steel plant in Helwan, Cairo, Egypt that operates blast furnace (BF) and basic oxygen furnace (BOF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Helwan, Cairo, Egypt:
- Location: Eltabin, Helwan, Cairo, Egypt
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 29.774458, 31.312013 (exact)
Background
The Egyptian Iron & Steel Company plant in Cairo started its operation in 1957. It is considered one of the oldest public sector companies in Egypt. In January of 2021, the government took a decision to liquidate the company due to losses of nearly $450 millions.[1]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Idled date | Retired date | Iron ore source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957[2] | 2021[3][4] | 2021[3][4] | Baharia mines, Ghorabi, El Hara, Nasser |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| State-owned entity status | Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Egyptian Iron & Steel Co [100.0%] | 4295866262 [100.0%] | E100000130694 [100.0%] | Egyptian Iron & Steel Co [100%][5] | 4295866262 | E100000130694 [100%] |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | ISO 14001 | ISO 50001 | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| semi-finished, finished rolled[6] | cold rolled, rebar, strip, hot rolled[6] | unknown | unknown | BF; BOF |
Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| retired | 3200[7] | 3200[7] |
Table 5: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Blast furnace capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| retired | 1400[8][2] | 1400[8][2] |
Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Sinter | Coke | Pellets |
|---|---|---|
| 3000[2] | NF | NF |
Table 7: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | BOF production | Other/unknown steel production |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | unknown | unknown |
| 2020 | unknown | unknown |
| 2021 | unknown | unknown |
| 2022 | unknown | unknown |
Table 8: Actual Plant-level Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | BF production | Other/unknown iron production |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | unknown | unknown |
| 2020 | unknown | unknown |
| 2021 | unknown | unknown |
| 2022 | unknown | unknown |
Unit Details
Table 9: Blast Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Start date | Retired date | Current size | Current capacity (ttpa) | Decarbonization technology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BF 1 | retired[9] | 1958[2] | 2021[9] | 575.0 m3[2] | 200[2] | unknown |
| BF 2 | retired[9] | 1960[2] | 2021[9] | 575.0 m3[2] | 200[2] | unknown |
| BF 3 | retired[9] | 1972[2] | 2021[9] | 1033.0 m3[2] | 500[8] | unknown |
| BF 4 | retired[9] | 1977[2] | 2021[9] | 1033.0 m3[2] | 500[2] | unknown |
Table 10: Basic Oxygen Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Current capacity (ttpa) | Current size |
|---|---|---|---|
| unknown BOF (1) | retired[10] | 800[7] | 90.0 tonnes[2] |
| unknown BOF (2) | retired[10] | 800[7] | 90.0 tonnes[2] |
| unknown BOF (3) | retired[10] | 800[7] | 90.0 tonnes[2] |
| unknown BOF (4) | retired[10] | 800[7] | –[2] |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ "Egypt closes national iron and steel company ahead of liquidation". Middle East Monitor. 2021-06-01. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220126162010/http://www.hadisolb.com/pdf/Egyption_Iron_&_Steel_Company_DOC/Egyption_Iron_&_Steel_Company_EN.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-01-26.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://www.reuters.com/article/egypt-economy-steel-ye4-idARAKBN29H0WJ.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210809135419/https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20210601-egypt-closes-national-iron-and-steel-company-ahead-of-liquidation/. Archived from the original on 2021-08-09.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240125054822/http://www.hadisolb.com/hadisolb_en.html. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20211205084952/http://hadisolb.com/. Archived from the original on 2021-12-05.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20211214113744/https://www.arabnews.com/node/1986211/business-economy. Archived from the original on 2021-12-14.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220126162010/http://www.hadisolb.com/pdf/Egyption_Iron_&_Steel_Company_DOC/Egyption_Iron_&_Steel_Company_EN.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-01-26.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20220509010751/https://egyptwatch.net/2021/06/04/workers-of-egyptian-iron-steel-co-demonstrate-over-factorys-closure/. Archived from the original on 2022-05-09.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240123184733/https://arabic.cnn.com/business/article/2021/01/19/iron-company-egypt. Archived from the original on 2024-01-23.
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