Egyptian Sponge Iron and Steel Company Sadat City plant
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Egyptian Sponge Iron and Steel Company Sadat City plant (الشركة المصرية للحديد الإسفنجي و الصلب (Arabic)), also known as ESISCo, is a direct reduced iron-electric arc furnace (DRI-EAF) steel plant operating in Sadat City, Menofia, Egypt.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Sadat City, Menofia, Egypt:
- Location: 5th Industrial Zone, Sadat City, Egypt
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 30.393079, 30.587730 (exact)
Background
The Egyptian Sponge Iron and Steel plant in Sadat City has been operating since 2008. 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] | 2008[3] | 1750 |
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 Sponge Iron & Steel Co[4] | 5040955029 | E100000131010 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Main production equipment | Detailed production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|
| crude; semi-finished; finished rolled[5] | billets, rebar, wire rods, profiles, angles[5] | DRI, EAF[4] | 1 Midrex DRI plant (1.8 MTPA, began in 2015); 2 EAF (1 165-tonne, 1 unknown)[4][6][7] |
Table 4: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status* | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| operating | 3000 TTPA[4][4] | 3000 TTPA[4][4] |
Table 5: Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status* | Sponge iron/DRI capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| operating | 1800 TTPA[4] | 1800 TTPA[4] |
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References
- ↑ Kassab, Beesan (08/29/2022). "Beshay Steel workers strike, demand wage increase". Mada Masr. Retrieved 09/26/2023.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 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) - ↑ 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) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220320173526/https://www.midrex.com/about-midrex/midrex-plants/. Archived from the original on 20 March 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.aist.org/news/steel-news/2007/november/siemens-to-supply-eaf-meltshop-for-egyptian-sponge/.
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