Kaptan Ereglisi steel plant

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Kaptan Ereglisi steel plant (KAPTAN DEMİR ÇELİK END. ve TİCARET A.Ş.), also known as Kaptan Demir Celik, KDC, Captain Iron and Steel, is a steel plant in Ereğlisi, Tekirdağ, Türkiye that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Ereğlisi, Tekirdağ, Türkiye:

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  • Location: Cedid Ali Paşa Mah. Seymen Yolu Cad. No:30, Marmara Ereğlisi, Tekirdag, Türkiye
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 41.015222, 27.959978 (exact)

Background

Kaptan Demir Celik End. ve Ticaret S.A. was established in 1968, but the steel making plant began in 2002.[1]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date Workforce size Power source Iron ore source Coal source
2002[2] 913[3] 37.31 MWm Solar Power Plant (announced)[4][5] 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
Kaptan Demir Celik Endustrisi Ve Ticaret AŞ 4298249682 E100000001058 Kaptan Demir Celik Endustrisi Ve Ticaret AŞ[2] 4298249682 E100000001058

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[2] billet, wire rod, angle, bar[6][2] building and infrastructure, tools and machinery[7] Expired[8] 2022-10-17[9] 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)
construction 2000[4] 2000[4]
operating 1400[10][11] 1400[10][11]

Table 5: 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 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Construction date Start date Furnace manufacturer and model Current capacity (ttpa) Current size (tonnes)
unknown EAF (1) operating[12] SMS Demag[12] 1400[10][11] 125.0[12][2]
unknown EAF (2) construction[13] 2022-06[13] 2022[13] 2025[13] 2000[4]

Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details

Unit name Scrap-based % scrap % other iron
unknown EAF (1) yes[14] 97.70[14] 2.30[14]
unknown EAF (2) yes[14] 97.70[14] 2.30[14]

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References

  1. "KAPTAN DEMİR ÇELİK END. ve TİCARET A.Ş." Archived from the original on January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20220112165605/https://celik.org.tr/en/kaptan-demir-celik-end-ve-ticaret-a-s/. Archived from the original on 2022-01-12. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20220112165605/https://celik.org.tr/en/kaptan-demir-celik-end-ve-ticaret-a-s/. Archived from the original on 2022-01-12. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240312024242/https://www.yieh.com/en/NewsItem/139357. Archived from the original on 2024-03-12. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://www.steelorbis.com/steel-news/latest-news/turkeys-kaptan-demir-celik-to-build-solar-power-plant-in-van-1364905.htm. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20240119054809/https://www.steelorbis.com/steel-news/latest-news/turkeys-kaptan-demir-celik-produces-first-wire-rod-at-new-mill-1304631.htm. Archived from the original on 2024-01-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://www.kaptandemir.com.tr/urunler/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. (PDF) http://kaptangrupturkey.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/BS-EN-ISO-14001-2015-CEVRE-YONETIM-SISTEMI-SERTIFIKASI.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. (PDF) https://kaptangrupturkey.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/KAPTAN-DEMIR-CELIK-ISO-50001-eng.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220331092911/https://investors.harsco.com/news-releases/news-release-details/harsco-environmental-announces-its-joint-venture-tosyali-holding. Archived from the original on 2022-03-31. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220126150923/http://www.kaptandemir.com.tr/. Archived from the original on 2022-01-26. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220819170538/http://www.kaptandemir.com.tr/ana-ekipmanlar/. Archived from the original on 2022-08-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240312022519/https://www.steelorbis.com/steel-news/latest-news/turkeys-kaptan-demir-celik-plans-to-raise-meltshop-and-rolling-mill-capacity-1247060.htm. Archived from the original on 2024-03-12. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20240809191530/https://kaptangrupturkiye.com/en/the-life-cycle-of-steel/. Archived from the original on 2024-08-09. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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