Hmisho Steel Hassia plant

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

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Homs-hisya Industrial Zone, Homs, Syria:

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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

Plant status	Start date	Workforce size
Operating	2010	1000

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Owner	Owner company GEM ID
Hmisho Steel	E100000131113

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category	Steel products	Main production equipment	Detailed production equipment
semi-finished	billets	BF, EAF	1 EAF (began in 2013); EOF

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	800 TTPA

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*	Blast furnace capacity	Nominal iron capacity (total)
operating	300 TTPA	300 TTPA

Blast Furnace Details

Table 6: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name	Status	Announced date	Construction date	Start date	Furnace manufacturer and model	Current size	Current capacity (ttpa)	Decarbonization technology	Most recent relining
1	operating	2010	unknown	2013	Kalugin Company; STG Group S.p.A. Kalugin Shaftless Stove (KSS)	250 m³	150	unknown	unknown
2	operating	2010	unknown	2013	Kalugin Company; STG Group S.p.A. Kalugin Shaftless Stove (KSS)	250 m³	150	unknown	unknown

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