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Khouzestan Steel plant (شرکت فولاد خوزستان (Persian)), also known as KSC, is a direct reduced iron-electric arc furnace (DRI-EAF) steel plant operating in Ahvaz, Khouzestan, Iran.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Ahvaz, Khouzestan, Iran:
- Location: Ahvaz, Khouzestan Province, Iran
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 31.270091, 48.732904 (exact)
Background
The Khouzestan Steel plant, which began operating in 1989, is the first direct reduced iron and the first electric arc furnace plant in Iran.[1] In the late 2000s, the plant was affected by foreign sanctions in Iran which introduced financial restrictions and increased productions costs for the Khouzestan steel plant.[2]
According to ME Steel, the plant has installed desulfurization technology to reduce emissions.[3]
In 2020, the Khouzestan steel plant was used in a case study by Javad et. al. (published in the journal Sustainable Futures) in an effort to identify greener supply chains.[4]
In 2021, the Khouzestan Steel Company announced plans to build a nearby gas-fired power plant, the Kuzestan Steel Power Plant, which would cost $355.2 million and enter into commercial operation in 2024.[5] This gas plant will likely power production at the Khouzestan Steel Plant.
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Phase | Plant status | Construction date | Start date | Workforce size | Power source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | Operating[6] | – | 1989[7] | 7411[8] | 500 MW gas fired power plant in development. Expected to start operating in 2024[9] |
| Expansion | Operating[10] | 2023 | 2024-02[10] | – | – |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Phase | State-owned entity status | Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | Full | Khouzestan Steel Co [100%] | 5001102885 [100%] | E100001000255 | Khouzestan Steel Co[6] | 5001102885 | E100001010257 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Phase | Steel product category | Steel products | ISO 14001 | ISO 50001 | Main production equipment | Detailed production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | semi-finished[11] | slab, bloom, billets[11] | yes[7] | yes[7] | DRI, EAF[11] | 2 pelletizing plants; 5 Midrex DRI plants; 6 EAF (first units began in 1989, more added in two phases)[11][12][13][8][14] |
| Expansion | crude[14] | DRI[14] | – | – | DRI[14] | 1 MIDREX DRI plant[14][8] |
Table 4: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Phase | Capacity operating status* | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | operating | 3600 TTPA[11][11][11][11][11][11] | 3600 TTPA[11][11][11][11][11][11] |
| Expansion | operating | – | – |
Table 5: Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Phase | Capacity operating status* | Sponge iron/DRI capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | operating | 3819 TTPA[14][14][14][14][14] | 3819 TTPA[14][14][14][14][14] |
| Expansion | operating | 1760 TTPA[14] | 1760 TTPA[14] |
Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Phase | Pellets |
|---|---|
| Main plant | 6200 TTPA[15] |
| Expansion | – |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ KSC. "Introduction". KSC. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Bozorgmehr, Najmeh (2011-10-11). "Sanctions and scandal hit Iranian steel". Financial Times. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Khouzestan Steel Company Profile" (PDF). ME Steel. 2018. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Javad, Mahsa Oroojeni Mohammad; Darvishi, Maryam; Javad, Arash Oroojeni Mohammad (2020-01-01). "Green supplier selection for the steel industry using BWM and fuzzy TOPSIS: A case study of Khouzestan steel company". Sustainable Futures. 2: 100012. doi:10.1016/j.sftr.2020.100012. ISSN 2666-1888.
- ↑ "Kuzestan Steel Power Plant". Power Technology. 2021-12-06. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220112162444/https://www.ksc.ir/en/home. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220319033931/https://www.mesteel.com/countries/iran/Khouzestan_Steel_Company.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230324145851/https://www.power-technology.com/marketdata/kuzestan-steel-power-plant-iran/. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 11.00 11.01 11.02 11.03 11.04 11.05 11.06 11.07 11.08 11.09 11.10 11.11 11.12 11.13 11.14 11.15 https://web.archive.org/web/20220112200502/https://www.ksc.ir/en/introduction. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220630110304/http://www.mme-co.de/en/Home/projects/KSC-DRI-.html. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022.
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