Kurdistan Steel Kurdistan plant

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Kurdistan Steel Kurdistan plant, also known as IMIDRO, Saqqez plant, is a steel plant in Saqqez, Kurdistan, Iran that operates direct reduced iron (DRI) and electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

The map below shows the approximate location of the plant in Saqqez, Kurdistan, Iran:

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  • Location: Saqqez, Kurdistan Province, Iran
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 36.240352, 46.278405 (approximate)

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
Partial Development and Equipment of Relief Mines Co; Iranian Mines & Mining Industries Development & Renovation Organization; Sabanour Mining and Industrial Development Co; Sepahan Mines Kimia unknown; 5000935267; 5086835623; unknown E100001016087; E100000000547; E100001016086; E100001016089 Kurdistan Steel Co[1] 5079206878 E100000131119

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel sector end users ISO 14001 ISO 50001 Responsible steel Main production equipment
unknown unknown unknown unknown DRI; 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 1000[2] 1000[2]

Table 5: Plant-level Crude Iron 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 Sponge iron/DRI capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
construction 1000[3] 1000[3]

Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

Sinter Pellets
NF NF

Unit Details

Table 7: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details

Unit name Status Furnace manufacturer and model Furnace type Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown DRI (1) construction[3] Midrex[3] not found 1000[3]

Table 8: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown EAF (1) construction[2] 1000[2]

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) None unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown

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References

  1. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210807133859/http://www.oecd.org/industry/ind/latest-developments-in-steelmaking-capacity-2020.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-08-07. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240912172715/https://www.oecd.org/en/topics/industry-business-and-entrepreneurship.html. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-09-12. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "2022 World Direct Reduction Statistics" (PDF). Midrex. 2023-09-12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-11-03.

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