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

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

Phase Plant status Start date Workforce size
Main plant Operating[4] 1971[5] 14000[6]
Expansion Announced[7] – –
Expansion Announced[7] – –

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Phase State-owned entity status Parent company Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Main plant Full Iranian Mines & Mining Industries Development & Renovation Organization E100001000255 Esfahan Steel Co[8] 4297254997 E100001010254

Table 3: Process and Products

Phase Steel product category Steel products Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
Main plant crude; semi-finished; finished rolled[9] beam, angles, round bars, channels, pig iron[9] BF, BOF, EAF[5][10] coking plant; 3 BOF; EAF (# unknown, began in 2020)[5][11][12][10]
Expansion crude; semi-finished; finished rolled[9] beam, angles, round bars, channels, pig iron[9] BOF[5][7] BOF (# unknown)[7]
Expansion crude; semi-finished; finished rolled[9] beam, angles, round bars, channels[9] EAF[5][7] EAF (# unknown)[7]

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.
Phase Capacity operating status* Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
Main plant operating 3600 TTPA[4][12][13][4][4] 1000 TTPA[10][13] 4600 TTPA[4][12][13][4][4][10][13]
Expansion announced 2280 TTPA[14] – 2280 TTPA[14]
Expansion announced – 1650 TTPA[14] 1650 TTPA[14]

Table 5: Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

*Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Phase Capacity operating status* Blast furnace capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
Main plant operating 3600 TTPA[15][16][17][18] 3600 TTPA[15][16][17][18]
Expansion announced – –
Expansion announced – –

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

Phase Coke
Main plant >0 TTPA[15]
Expansion –
Expansion –

Blast Furnace Details

Table 7: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Construction date Start date Furnace manufacturer and model Current size Current capacity (ttpa) Decarbonization technology Most recent relining
1 operating[19][20][21][22] unknown unknown 1972[23] – 1000 m³[24] 700[15][16] unknown 2011-09[24][25]
2 operating[20] unknown unknown unknown[17] METPROM[17] 2270 m³[17] 1500[17] unknown 2013[17]
3 operating[18] unknown unknown 2009[18] POSCO[18][26] 2020 m³[26] 1400[18] unknown unknown

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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)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20220112161729/https://www.esfahansteel.ir/newcms_en. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20220114110159/https://www.esfahansteel.ir/newcmsen-profile. Archived from the original on 14 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220120181515/https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2015/07/09/Explosion-at-steel-mill-in-Iran-kills-three-workers. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 (PDF) https://www.oecd.org/industry/ind/latest-developments-in-steelmaking-capacity-2023.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220112161729/https://www.esfahansteel.ir/newcms_en. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20220120103324/https://www.esfahansteel.ir/newcmsen-steelproducts. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210807133859/http://www.oecd.org/industry/ind/latest-developments-in-steelmaking-capacity-2020.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 07 August 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20201125193650/https://www.esfahansteel.ir/newcms_en-news?id. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20211216201449/https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/prd-wret/assets/palladium/production/mineral-pubs/country/2015/myb3-2015-ir.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220111173338/https://www.oecd.org/industry/ind/latest-developments-in-steelmaking-capacity-2021.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 (PDF) https://www.oecd.org/industry/ind/latest-developments-in-steelmaking-capacity-2022.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220123033935/https://www.esfahansteel.ir/page-English/en/0/form/pId303. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 https://www.meed.com/esfahan-steel-furnace-to-come-online/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20221209065855/https://en.metprom.net/projects/esfahan-steel-company-2. Archived from the original on 09 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 https://www.steelbb.spglobal.com/?PageID=157&article_id=64173. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  19. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230201193124/https://www.esfahansteel.ir/page-English/en/0/dorsaetoolsenews/90-G0/ESCO-is-to-Increase-Pig-Iron-Production-for-Export. Archived from the original on 01 February 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 https://www.kallanish.com/en/news/steel/market-reports/article-details/esfahan-steel-idles-blast-furnace-revamp-0116/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  21. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230612041137/https://financialtribune.com/articles/economy-business-and-markets/54090/esco-stake-sale-gets-no-bids. Archived from the original on 12 June 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  22. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220930132804/https://financialtribune.com/articles/economy-business-and-markets/81068/iran-steel-exports-to-15-states. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  23. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220626022859/https://coldwarstudies.com/2013/03/06/russia-and-the-isfahan-steel-mill/. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221209064306/https://en.metprom.net/projects/esfahan-steel-company-1. Archived from the original on 09 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  25. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240322053101/https://steelmillsoftheworld.com/news/cntry_searchresults.asp?mideast=iran. Archived from the original on 22 March 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/13753841/steel-plant. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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