Ezz Flat Steel Ain Sokhna plant
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Ezz Flat Steel Ain Sokhna plant (العز لصناعة الصلب المسطح, حديد عز), also known as EFS, is a steel plant in Ain Sokhna, Suez, Egypt that operates direct reduced iron (DRI) and electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Ain Sokhna, Suez, Egypt:
- Location: Al Ain Sokhna Industrial Area, Kilo 44 North West Gulf of Suez, Egypt
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 29.692045, 32.322117 (exact)
Background
The Ezz Flat Steel Ain Sokhna plant started operating in 1998. In May 2023, the plant announced the operation of its second Electric Arc Furnace.[1] This expansion will added a range of 1.6 million tonnes to the company's capacity. [2]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|
| 1998[3] | 2000[4][5] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ezz Steel Co [64.1%] | 4295866291 [64.1%] | E100000130695 [64.1%] | Al Ezz Flat Steel Company SAE [100%][6] | 5001239760 | E100000130961 [100%] |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | ISO 14001 | ISO 50001 | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| semi-finished, finished rolled[7] | billet, coil, rebar, hot rolled[7] | 2021[8] | 2021[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) |
|---|---|---|
| operating | 3900[7][9] | 3900[7][9] |
Table 5: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Sponge iron/DRI capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| operating | 1900[7] | 1900[7] |
Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Sinter | Pellets |
|---|---|
| NF | NF |
Table 7: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | EAF production | Other/unknown steel production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2020 | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2021 | 1819[9] | –[9] | 1819[9] |
| 2022 | unknown | unknown | – |
Table 8: Actual Plant-level Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | DRI production | Other/unknown iron production |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | unknown | unknown |
| 2020 | unknown | unknown |
| 2021 | unknown | unknown |
| 2022 | unknown | unknown |
Unit Details
Table 9: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Construction date | Start date | Furnace manufacturer and model | Furnace type | Current capacity (ttpa) | Reductant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown DRI (1) | operating[7] | 2009[3] | 2016[3] | Danieli HYL[7] | shaft furnace | 1900[7] | methane[7] |
Table 10: Electric Arc Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Announced date | Construction date | Start date | Current capacity (ttpa) | Current size (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | operating[7] | – | – | – | 2300[7] | 185.0[7] |
| unknown EAF (2) | operating[7][10] | 2022-01 | 2022 | 2023[11] | 1600[9] | 185.0[7] |
Table 11: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details
| Unit name | Scrap-based | % scrap | % DRI |
|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | yes[7] | 20.00[7] | 80.00[12] |
| unknown EAF (2) | yes[7] | 20.00[7] | 80.00[12] |
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References
- ↑ Steel, Ezz. "Earnings Releases". Ezz Steel. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
- ↑ "Egypt's Ezz Steel plans to operate second melt shop by early 2023". Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20221006005834/http://www.ezzsteel.com/about-ezz-steel/growth-history. Archived from the original on 2022-10-06.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230304235159/https://www.ezzsteel.com/. Archived from the original on 2023-03-04.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220120170117/https://www.industrialenergyaccelerator.org/wp-content/uploads/REVISED-18-Nov-EnMS_case-study-021-1.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-01-20.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220112160525/https://www.ezzsteel.com/about-ezz-steel. Archived from the original on 2022-01-12.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 7.15 7.16 7.17 7.18 https://web.archive.org/web/20210423143403/https://www.ezzsteel.com/ezz-steel-plants/suez-steelmaking-plant. Archived from the original on 2021-04-23.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220127200901/https://www.ezzsteel.com/about-ezz-steel/quality-assured-steel/certifications. Archived from the original on 2022-01-27.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20220610135713/https://dailynewsegypt.com/2022/06/09/ezz-steel-ranks-top-producer-in-africa-and-arab-region-in-2021/. Archived from the original on 2022-06-10.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240123184214/https://aisusteel.org/en/25087/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-23.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://www.ezzsteel.com/downloads/1434/EZZ%20STEEL%20EARNINGS%20RELEASE%20Q4%202023.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220114002708/https://www.ezzsteel.com/ezz-steel-plants. Archived from the original on 2022-01-14.
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