Essar Ras Al Khair steel plant
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Essar Ras Al Khair steel plant is a steel plant in Ras Al-Khair, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia that operates direct reduced iron (DRI) and electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the approximate location of the plant in Ras Al-Khair, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia:
- Location: Ras Al-Khair, Industrial City, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 27.544749, 49.208103 (approximate)
Background
The Essar Ras Al-Khair steel plant is an announced plant with an expected start date of 2028.[1] In 2023, the company announced a partnership with Vale International to supply iron ore agglomerates for the plant. The Essar plant aims to be the first green steel initiatve in Saudi Arabia. It will consist of a direct reduced iron (DRI) capacity of 5.0 million tonnes per annum (mtpa), comprising two modules of 2.50 mtpa each. Furthermore, the project will include a hot strip capacity of 4.0 mtpa, along with 1.0 million tonnes of cold rolling capacity, as well as galvanizing and tin plate lines.[2]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Announced date | Construction date | Start date | Power source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10[3] | 2024[4] | 2028[3][5] | Renewables[6] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triton Trust; Virgo Trust | unknown; unknown | E100002004743; E100002004742 | Essar Global Fund Ltd [100%][7] | 5000026125 | E100000000510 [100%] |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|
| semi-finished, finished rolled[8] | slab, coil[8] | DRI; EAF |
Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| announced | 4000[3][7] | 4000[3][7] |
Table 5: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Sponge iron/DRI capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| announced | 5000[3][9][6] | 5000[3][9][6] |
Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Ferronickel | Sinter | Coke | Pellets |
|---|---|---|---|
| NF | NF | NF | NF |
Unit Details
Table 7: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Start date | Furnace type | Current capacity (ttpa) | Reductant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown DRI (1) | announced[9] | 2027[10] | shaft furnace[11][12] | 2500[3][9][6] | methane[9] |
| unknown DRI (2) | announced[9] | 2027[10] | shaft furnace[13] | 2500[3][9][6] | methane[9] |
Table 8: Electric Arc Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Current capacity (ttpa) |
|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | announced[14][9][4] | 2000[3][7] |
| unknown EAF (2) | announced[14][9][4] | 2000[3][7] |
Table 9: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details
| Unit name | Scrap-based | % DRI |
|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | no[15][3] | 100.00[15][3] |
| unknown EAF (2) | no[15][3] | 100.00[15][3] |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ "USD 4.5 Billion Steel Plant to Be Established in Ras Al Khair". SecneNow. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ↑ "Vale International enters into a LOI for Supplying Iron Ore Agglomerates to Essar Group's KSA Green Steel Project - Essar". Essar. 2023-09-07. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125063350/https://www.essar.com/essar-eyes-end-2025-saudi-plant-commissioning/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20231031104647/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-25/essar-to-start-work-on-4-billion-saudi-steel-plant-from-2024. Archived from the original on 2023-10-31.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://scenenow.com/Buzz/USD-4-5-Billion-Steel-Plant-to-Be-Established-in-Ras-Al-Khair.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 https://www.essar.com/inthenews/essar-group-and-desert-technologies-sign-mou-for-developing-renewable-energy-solutions-for-essars-ksa-green-steel-arabia-project/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 https://www.aist.org/news/steel-news/2021/december/essar-group-completes-land-deal-for-saudi-arabian.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20211225155422/https://metalexpert.com/en/news/htmlinetnewsbus?head=Saudi-Arabia-takes-decisive-step-in-development-of-new-flat-steel-production-complex&unid=1920114708EB4C54C22587AD007D32D0Q. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.8 9.9 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124204531/https://ieefa.org/media/4116/download?attachment. Archived from the original on 2024-01-24.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 https://www.essar.com/inthenews/essar-secures-100-raw-material-supply-for-saudi-steel-plant/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.essar.com/inthenews/foulath-subsidiary-bahrain-steel-signs-loi-for-iron-ore-pellet-supply-to-essar-groups-ksa-green-steel-project/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.constructionworld.in/steel-news/essar-nears-final-approval-for-4.5-billion-saudi-steel-plant/57947.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://gulfconstructiononline.com/Article/1628385/Essar_to_build_$45bn_steel_plant.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 14.0 14.1 https://www.kallanish.com/en/news/steel/market-reports/article-details/saudi-arabia-allocates-land-for-hrc-plant-1221/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 https://www.essar.com/essar-secures-100-raw-material-supply-for-saudi-steel-plant/.
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