Ghaenat Steel Complex South Khorasan

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Ghaenat Steel Complex South Khorasan, also known as Qaenat Steel Complex, is a direct reduced iron-electric arc furnace (DRI-EAF) steel plant operating in Qaen, South Khorasan, Iran.

Location

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  • Location: Qaen, South Khorasan, Iran
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 33.926909, 59.007852 (exact)

Background

According to the 2021 OECD report on steelmaking, the Ghaenat Steel Complex South Khorasan was meant to open in 2021, but is still under construction as of February 2021.[1]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant status Start date
Operating[2] 2022[3][2]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

State-owned entity status Owner Owner company GEM ID
Full Ghaenat Steel[4] E100000131109

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
semi-finished[5] billet[5] DRI, EAF[6][7] 1 EAF; 1 MIDREX DRI plant[6][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.
Capacity operating status* Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
operating 800 TTPA[5][3] 800 TTPA[5][3]

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.
Capacity operating status* Sponge iron/DRI capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
operating 800 TTPA[6][8][2] 800 TTPA[6][8][2]

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References

  1. "LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN STEELMAKING CAPACITY - 2021" (PDF). OECD. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 27, 2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20221222072417/https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/479762/Raisi-inaugurates-some-projects-during-provincial-trip-to-South. Archived from the original on 22 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 (PDF) https://www.oecd.org/industry/ind/latest-developments-in-steelmaking-capacity-2023.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. (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)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20221004220533/https://iritec.co/en/project-details/ghaenat-steel-making-project/. Archived from the original on 04 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125053837/https://pckco.ir/ghaenat-steel-complex-dr-mh-plant/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 (PDF) https://www.oecd.org/industry/ind/latest-developments-in-steelmaking-capacity-2022.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20211129195124/https://www.midrex.com/wp-content/uploads/Midrex-STATSbookprint-2020.Final_.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 November 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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