Ekos Steel Dukem plant

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Ekos Steel Dukem plant is a steel plant in Dukem, Oromia, Ethiopia that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

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  • Location: 4km from Bishoftu Exit of A-A Expressway, Dukem, Oromia, Ethiopia
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 8.781155, 38.932065 (exact)

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Announced date Start date Workforce size Power source Iron ore source
2014[1][2][3] 2018[1] 300[4] unknown unknown

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Ekos Steel Mill PLC 5083213029 E100001012768 Ekos Steel Mill PLC[5] 5083213029 E100001012768

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 Main production equipment
finished rolled[3] rebar[3] building and infrastructure[6] yes[7] 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)
cancelled 500[2][3][8] 500[2][3][8]

Unit Details

Table 5: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown EAF (1) cancelled[2][3] 2018[2][3] 500[8][2][3]

Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details

Unit name Scrap-based % scrap % DRI % HBI % sponge iron (unknown if DRI or HBI) % basic/merchant pig iron % granulated pig iron % pig iron (unknown if basic/merchant or granulated % other iron
unknown EAF (1) None unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown

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References

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  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20240303035500/https://www.capitalethiopia.com/2018/10/22/ekos-steel-officially-inaugurated/. Archived from the original on 2024-03-03. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20241008162751/http://www.ekosm.kr/index.html. Archived from the original on 2024-10-08. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20240302092629/http://www.ekosm.kr/. Archived from the original on 2024-03-02. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20240303041039/http://www.ekosm.kr/sub3_2_1.html. Archived from the original on 2024-03-03. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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