Kaavian Steel Khouzestan plant

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Kaavian Steel Khouzestan plant (مجتمع فولاد کاویان) is a steel plant in Ahvaz, Khouzestan, Iran that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

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• Location: Ahvaz, Khuzestan Province, Iran
• Coordinates (WGS 84): 31.283549, 48.572468 (exact)

Background

The Kaavian Steel Khouzestan plant is currently a rolling mill, but is planning to add an electric arc furnace (EAF) capacity.

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Power source	Iron ore source
unknown	unknown

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

State-owned entity status	Parent company	Parent company PermID	Parent company GEM ID	Owner	Owner company PermID	Owner company GEM ID
Full	Kaavian Steel Co	5001089356	E100000130952	Kaavian Steel Co	5001089356	E100000130952

Table 3: 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	slab, rolled, plate	unknown	yes	unknown	unknown	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)
announced	700	700

Unit Details

Table 5: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name	Status	Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown EAF (1)	announced	700

Table 6: 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	unknown	unknown

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