Hmisho Steel Hassia plant

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Hmisho Steel Hassia plant (حميشو ستيل) is a steel plant in Homs-hisya Industrial Zone, Homs, Syria that operates blast furnace (BF) and electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

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  • Location: Homs-hisya Industrial Zone, Homs, Syria
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 34.364258, 36.803848 (exact)

Background

The Himsho Steel Hassia plant began operating in 2010 with two blast furnaces and Electric Arc Furnace (EAF). Little recent news or information on the plant is available; no environmental noncompliance or safety incidents seemed to have occurred at Himsho Steel in recent years.

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date Workforce size
2010[1] 1000[1]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Hamsho International Co 5041755506 E100002003618 Hmisho Steel SA [100%][2][3] unknown E100000131113 [100%]

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products ISO 14001 ISO 50001 Main production equipment
semi-finished[4] billet[4] unknown unknown BF; 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)
operating 800[5] 800[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 Blast furnace capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
operating 300[6][4] 300[6][4]

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

Table 7: Actual Plant-level Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year BF production Other/unknown iron production
2019 unknown unknown
2020 unknown unknown
2021 unknown unknown
2022 unknown unknown

Unit Details

Table 8: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Start date Furnace manufacturer and model Current size Current capacity (ttpa) Decarbonization technology
BF 1 operating[7] 2010[8] 2013[9][7] Kalugin Company; STG Group S.p.A. Kalugin Shaftless Stove (KSS)[8][8] 250.0 m3[8][5] 150[4][6] unknown
BF 2 operating[7] 2010[8] 2013[9][7] Kalugin Company; STG Group S.p.A. Kalugin Shaftless Stove (KSS)[8][8] 250.0 m3[8][5] 150[4][6] unknown

Table 9: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown EAF (1) operating[2][3] 800[5]

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 unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown >0[10] unknown

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