HyIron Steel Namibia plant

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HyIron Steel Namibia plant is a steel plant in unknown, Namibia that operates direct reduced iron (DRI) and electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

The map below shows the approximate location of the plant in unknown, Namibia:

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• Location: Namibia
• Coordinates (WGS 84): -22.084183, 17.4099154 (approximate)

Low-emissions/green steelmaking

This steel plant is associated with a green steel project tracked in the Green Steel Tracker. Details about the project are included below.

Table 1: Green Steel Project Details

All references for the above data are available in the Green Steel Tracker.

	Project 1
Project name	Phase 1: HyIron - Oshivela
Company	HyIron
Company has climate goals?	Not applicable for emerging
Location	Grootfontain, Namibia
Project website	Site
Project scale	Demo
Project status	Construction
Year to be online	2024
Technology to be used	H-DRI
Technology details	Green electricity electrolysis
Iron production capacity (million tonnes per year)	0
Steel production capacity (million tonnes per year)	Not applicable
CO2 capture (million tonnes CO2 per year)	Not applicable
Hydrogen generation capacity (MW)	Not applicable
Investment size (m USD)	31.6
Partners	German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection
Date of announcement	2023-08-14

Plant Details

Table 2: General Plant Details

Announced date	Construction date	Start date	Workforce size	Power source	Iron ore source	Coal source
2022-09	2023-11	2025	3500	100% renewable power planned using concentrated solar, photovoltaic, and onshore wind. (first phase will have 20 mw solar plant then 14 mw of wind and then 140 mw of solar)	Dordabis Iron Ore Deposit	unknown

Table 3: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company	Parent company PermID	Parent company GEM ID	Owner	Owner company PermID	Owner company GEM ID
Lodestone Holdings Group (Namibia) Pty Ltd	unknown	E100001016207	Hyron Africa [100%]	unknown	E100000131186 [100%]

Table 4: Process and Products

Steel product category	Steel products	Steel sector end users	ISO 14001	ISO 50001	Responsible steel	Main production equipment
semi-finished, finished rolled	coil, hot rolled	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	DRI; EAF

Table 5: 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	1500	1500

Table 6: 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)
construction	1000	1000

Table 7: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

Sinter	Pellets
NF	NF

Unit Details

Table 8: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details

Unit name	Status	Announced date	Construction date	Start date	Furnace manufacturer and model	Furnace type	Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown DRI (1)	construction	2022-09	2023-11	2025	HyIron HyIron	rotary kiln	1000

Table 9: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name	Status	Announced date	Construction date	Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown EAF (1)	construction	2022-09	2023-11	1500

Table 10: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details

Unit name	Scrap-based	% DRI
unknown EAF (1)	no	100.00

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Additional data

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Resources

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