Golgohar Iron and Steel Company Kerman

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Golgohar Iron and Steel Company Kerman, also known as GISDCO, GISCO, Golgohar Development of Iron and Steel Company, is a steel plant in Sirjan, Kerman, Iran that operates direct reduced iron (DRI) and electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

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  • Location: Sirjan, Kerman Province, Iran
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 29.134614, 55.360773 (exact)

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date Workforce size Power source
2015[1][2] 600[2] Hadid Power Post (1000 MWA)[2]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Ghadir Investment Company PJSC; Omid Investment Management Co 5035729783; 5044016231 E100000000543; E100000000561 Gohar Zamin Iron Ore Co[3][4] 5074852973 E100000131077

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products ISO 14001 ISO 50001 Responsible steel Main production equipment
finished rolled[2] slab[2] unknown unknown unknown DRI; EAF

Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

1Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status1 Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
construction 3000[4][3][5] 3000[4][3][5]

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

1Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status1 Sponge iron/DRI capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
operating 5250[3][2][6][1][7] 5250[3][2][6][1][7]

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

Sinter Pellets
NF 5000[8]

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 Construction date Start date Furnace manufacturer and model Furnace type Current capacity (ttpa) Reductant
DRI 1 Gohar operating[7] 2015[9] Abtin Steel Technology Company Midrex[10][9] shaft furnace[9] 1700[7] not found
DRI 2 Kausar operating[7] 2018[9] Midrex[9] shaft furnace[9] 1700[1] not found
DRI 3 Touba operating[4] 2019[2] 2024[2] Midrex[2] shaft furnace[11] 1850[6][1][3][2] not found

Table 9: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown EAF (1) construction[2] 3000[5][3][4]

Table 10: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details

Unit name Scrap-based % scrap % DRI % HBI % sponge iron (unknown if DRI or HBI) % basic/merchant pig iron % granulated pig iron % pig iron (unknown if basic/merchant or granulated % other iron
unknown EAF (1) None[5] unknown[5] unknown unknown >0[5] unknown unknown unknown unknown

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "2020 World Direct Reduction Statistics" (PDF). Midrex. 2021-09-14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-11-29.
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 https://gisdco.com/en/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230410190908/https://www.oecd.org/industry/ind/latest-developments-in-steelmaking-capacity-2022.pdf (PDF). {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20230322040138/https://www.en.eghtesadonline.com/Section-economy-4/31589-iran-steel-production-capacity-expansion-on-right-track. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20230904145001/https://gisdco.com/en/introduction/. Archived from the original on 2023-09-04. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20211204175724/https://irannewsdaily.com/2020/08/capacity-of-steel-production-grows-iranian-ceo-says/. Archived from the original on 2021-12-04. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 "2022 World Direct Reduction Statistics" (PDF). Midrex. 2023-09-12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-11-03.
  8. https://www.kayson-ir.com/project/gol-e-gohar-pelletizing-plant-ii/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 (PDF) https://www.midrex.com/wp-content/uploads/MidrexSTATSBook2023.Final_.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. https://en.astec.ir/project/gohar-mega-module-dri-plant/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125004918/https://gisdco.com/%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%81%DB%8C/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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