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Esfahan Steel Isfahan plant (شرکت ذوب آهن اصفهان (‎Persian)), also known as ESCO, Esfahan Aryamehr Steel Company (Predecessor), is a steel plant in Lenjan, Isfahan, Iran that operates blast furnace (BF), basic oxygen furnace (BOF), and electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

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  • Location: Lenjan, Isfahan Province, Iran
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 32.418304, 51.331314 (exact)

Background

Esfahan Steel began operating in 1971 and was/is the first and largest manufacturer of construction steel products in Iran.[1] The company's government registration number is 25230.[2]

In 2015, an explosion at the plant killed three workers and injured another four.[3]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date Workforce size Power source Iron ore source Coal source
1971[4] 14000[5] unknown unknown[6] unknown

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 Iranian Mines & Mining Industries Development & Renovation Organization 5000935267 E100000000547 Esfahan Steel Co[7] 4297254997 E100001010254

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[8] pig iron, round bar, channel, angle, beam, parallel flanges, rebar, studs, rail, ingot[9][8] building and infrastructure, energy, transport[9] 2022-08-27[10] unknown[11] unknown BF; BOF; 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 Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
announced 2280[12] 3300[13][12][14] 5580[13][12][14]
operating 3600[14][15][16] – 3600[14][15][16]

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 Blast furnace capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
operating 3600[17][18][19][20][21] 3600[17][18][19][20][21]

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

Ferronickel Sinter Coke Pellets
NF NF >0[20] NF

Table 7: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year BOF production EAF production Other/unknown steel production Total (all routes)
2019 2420[22] unknown[22] –[22] 2420[22]
2020 unknown unknown unknown –
2021 unknown unknown unknown –
2022 unknown unknown unknown –
2023 – 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
2023 unknown unknown

Unit Details

Table 9: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name Status Start date Furnace manufacturer and model Current size Current capacity (ttpa) Decarbonization technology Most recent relining
BF 1 operating[23][24][25][26] 1972[27] – 1000.0[28] 700[18][20] unknown 2011-09[29]
BF 2 operating[19][25] –[19] METPROM[19] 2270.0[19] 1500[19] unknown 2013[19]
BF 3 operating[21][17] 2009[17] POSCO[21][30][17] 2020.0[30] 1400[21][17] unknown –

Table 10: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown EAF (1) announced[14][16] 1650[14][13]
unknown EAF (2) announced[12] 1650[12]

Table 11: 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
unknown EAF (2) None unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown

Table 12: Basic Oxygen Furnace Details

Unit name Status Current capacity (ttpa) Current size
unknown BOF (1) operating[31] 1200[14][16][15] 130.0 tonnes[13][15][32][4]
unknown BOF (2) operating[31] 1200[16] 130.0 tonnes[13][15][32][4]
unknown BOF (3) operating[31] 1200[16] 130.0 tonnes[13][15][32][4]
unknown BOF (4) announced[33] 2280[12] –

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References

  1. ↑ "شرکت ذوب آهن اصفهان". Esfahan Steel. Archived from the original on January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  2. ↑ Profile, ESCO, Retrieved on: Jul. 14, 2020
  3. ↑ "شرکت ذوب آهن اصفهان". Esfahan Steel. Retrieved 2022-03-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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