Iran Alloy Steel Company Yazd plant
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Iran Alloy Steel Company Yazd plant, also known as IASCO, is a steel plant in Azadegan, Yazd, Iran that operates direct reduced iron (DRI) and electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Azadegan, Yazd, Iran:
- Location: 24thKm of Steel Road, Yazd-Kerman belt road, Yazd, Iran
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 31.940106, 54.037614 (exact)
Background
The Iran Alloy Steel Company Yazd plant began operating in 1999. According to the 2021 OECD report on steelmaking capacity, IASCO plans to expand its EAF capacity by 1000 ttpa by the end of 2022 and has already begun construction.[1]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Workforce size | Power source | Iron ore source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999[2] | 1430[3] | unknown | unknown |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran Alloy Steel Co | unknown | E100000131115 | Iran Alloy Steel Co[2] | unknown | E100000131115 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | ISO 14001 | ISO 50001 | Responsible steel | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| crude, semi-finished, finished rolled[4] | sections, plate, rod, pipe, billet, wire, bloom, ingot, rounds, square, flat, coil[4] | automotive, building and infrastructure, energy, tools and machinery, transport[4] | 2022-10-26[5] | 2022-10-26[5] | unknown | DRI; EAF |
Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| construction | 1000[6] | 1000[6] |
| operating | 600[4][7] | 600[4][7] |
Table 5: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Sponge iron/DRI capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| operating | 800[8] | 800[8] |
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 |
| 2023 | unknown | unknown |
Unit Details
Table 7: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Announced date | Furnace manufacturer and model | Furnace type | Current capacity (ttpa) | Reductant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown DRI (1) | operating[4] | 2005[8] | Midrex[8] | not found | 800[8] | not found |
Table 8: Electric Arc Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Announced date | Current capacity (ttpa) | Current size (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | operating[4] | – | 200[4][7] | 40.0[9][4] |
| unknown EAF (2) | operating[4] | – | 200[4][7] | 40.0[9][4] |
| unknown EAF (3) | operating[4] | 2005[8] | 200[4][7] | 40.0[9][4] |
| unknown EAF (4) | construction[10] | – | 1000[6] | – |
Table 9: 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) | yes[4] | 20.00[11] | 80.00[9][11] | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| unknown EAF (2) | yes[4] | 20.00[11] | 80.00[9][11] | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| unknown EAF (3) | yes[4] | 20.00[11] | 80.00[9][11] | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| unknown EAF (4) | None | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ "Latest Developments in Steelmaking Capacity" (PDF). OECD. 2021. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
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