Ghadir Iron and Steel plant Yazd
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Ghadir Iron and Steel plant Yazd (شرکت آهن و فولاد غدیر ایرانیان (Persian)), also known as Yazd Industrial & Constructional, Meibod (Maybod) Steel Co. (predecessor), is a steel plant in Ardakan, Yazd, Iran that operates direct reduced iron (DRI) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Ardakan, Yazd, Iran:
- Location: 25th Km. Ardakan, Naein Road, Yazd, Iran
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 32.3912, 53.7496 (exact)
Background
Electric steel production at Ghadir Iron & Steel stopped sometime between 2015 and the present. USGS reported steel production in 2015.[1]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Power source | Iron ore source |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-04-20[2] | unknown | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partial | Chadormalu Mining & Industrial Co; Ghadir Investment Company PJSC; Iran Alloy Steel Co; Shahrood Steel Co | 5062273215; 5035729783; unknown; unknown | E100001012537; E100000000543; E100000131115; E100001016092 | Iranian Ghadir Iron & Steel Co[3] | unknown | E100000131116 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | ISO 50001 | Responsible steel | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| crude[4] | DRI[4] | unknown | unknown | unknown | DRI |
Table 4: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Sponge iron/DRI capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| operating | 800[2][5] | 800[2][5] |
Table 5: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Sinter | Pellets |
|---|---|
| NF | NF |
Table 6: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | EAF production | Other/unknown steel production |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | unknown | unknown |
| 2020 | unknown | unknown |
| 2021 | unknown | unknown |
| 2022 | unknown | unknown |
| 2023 | unknown | unknown |
Table 7: 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 |
| 2023 | unknown | unknown |
Unit Details
Table 8: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Start date | Furnace manufacturer and model | Furnace type | Current capacity (ttpa) | Reductant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown DRI (1) | operating[5] | 2011[5] | Midrex[5] | not found | 800[2][5] | not found |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 2015 Mineral Yearbook Iran, USGS, Sep. 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://www.igisco.ir/en/about-us.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210723215643/http://igisco.com/en/. Archived from the original on 2021-07-23.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240119053336/https://www.igisco.ir/en/products/main-products. Archived from the original on 2024-01-19.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 "2022 World Direct Reduction Statistics" (PDF). Midrex. 2023-09-12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-11-03.
