Kardemir Merkez steel plant
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Kardemir Merkez steel plant (KARDEMİR KARABÜK DEMİR ÇELİK SAN. ve TİC.A.Ş.), also known as Karabük Demir Çelik Fabrikaları, Karabük Iron and Steel Works, is a steel plant in Merkez, Karabük, Türkiye that operates blast furnace (BF) and basic oxygen furnace (BOF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Merkez, Karabük, Türkiye:
- Location: Fabrika Sahası 78170 Merkez, Karabük, Türkiye
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 41.180307, 32.634343 (exact)
Background
Kardemir S.A. was privatized on March 3, 1995.[1]
In 2017, Steel Guru reported that Kardemir was investing in a 30 MW captive power plant in addition to capacity expansions to be completed in 2019.[2]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Workforce size | Power source | Iron ore source | Coal source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939-09-10[3] | 4176[4] | hydroelectric power plant and power plant on site, supplies 65% of own electricity from process gases; Kardemir Karabük Demir Çelik power station (CAN Europe)[5][6][7] | domestic iron ore mines[8] | not foud |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kardemir Karabuk Demir Çelik Sanayi Ve Ticaret AŞ | 4295893561 | E100001000598 | Kardemir Karabuk Demir Çelik Sanayi Ve Ticaret AŞ[9] | 4295893561 | E100001000598 |
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[10] | wire rod, rail, rebar, coke, bar, bloom, billet, pig iron, round bar, slag, angle, beam, profile[10][4] | automotive, building and infrastructure, energy, tools and machinery, transport[3] | yes[11] | yes[12] | unknown | BF; BOF |
Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| operating | 3501[13] | 3501[13] |
Table 5: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Blast furnace capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| construction | 1000[14] | 1000[14] |
| operating | 2313[15][16][17] | 2313[15][16][17] |
Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Ferronickel | Sinter | Coke | Pellets |
|---|---|---|---|
| NF[14] | 3750[13] | 1170[14] | NF[14] |
Table 7: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | BOF production | Other/unknown steel production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2305[14] | –[14] | 2305[14] |
| 2020 | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2021 | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2022 | 2220[18] | –[18] | 2220[18] |
| 2023 | unknown | unknown | – |
Table 8: Actual Plant-level Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | BF production | Other/unknown iron production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2063[14] | –[14] | 2063[14] |
| 2020 | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2021 | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2022 | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2023 | unknown | unknown | – |
Unit Details
Table 9: Blast Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Announced date | Start date | Furnace manufacturer and model | Current size | Current capacity (ttpa) | Decarbonization technology | Most recent relining |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BF 1 | operating[19] | – | 1939[5] | – | – | 563[15] | not found; not found | 2022-03[15] |
| BF 2 | operating[5] | – | 1950[5] | – | – | 0 | not found; not found | – |
| BF 3 | operating[5] | – | 1962[5] | – | – | 0 | not found; not found | – |
| BF 4 | operating[19] | – | 2008[20] | – | – | 550[17] | unknown | 2022-11[21] |
| BF 5 | operating[18] | 2011[22] | 2014[16] | Siemens-VAI Siemens VAI Blast Furnace Design[16][16] | 1280.0 m3[16] | 1200[16] | unknown | – |
| BF 6 | construction[14][23] | – | –[24] | – | – | 1000[14] | unknown | – |
Table 10: Basic Oxygen Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Current capacity (ttpa) | Current size |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOF 1 | operating[9][25][26] | 1167[13] | 121.0 m3[5][26][27][4] |
| BOF 2 | operating[9][25][26] | 1167[13] | 120.0 tonnes[26][4][5][27][28] |
| BOF 3 | operating[9][25][26] | 1167[13] | 120.0 tonnes[5][26][27][4] |
Articles and Resources
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References
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- ↑ Kardemir eyes output expansion and lower energy cost by 2019, Nanda Koijam, Steel Guru, Aug. 16, 2017, Retrieved on: Jul. 23, 2020
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