Mahgreb Steel Casablanca plant

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Mahgreb Steel Casablanca plant (المغربية للصلب) is a steel plant in Tit Mellil, Casablanca-Settat, Morocco that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Tit Mellil, Casablanca-Settat, Morocco:

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  • Location: Route nationale 9, km 10, Ahl Moughlam 20640 Tit Mellil, Morocco
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 33.592793, -7.475613 (exact)

Background

The Maghreb Steel Casablanca plant started operating in 1975. It is the only producer of flat steel in Morocco. [1] This plant utilizes wind power (41%) as part of its energy mix.[2]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date Workforce size Power source
1975[3] 1600[4][5][6] Renewables[7]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Maghreb Steel SA [100.0%] 4297249899 [100.0%] E100000130825 [100.0%] Maghreb Steel SA [100%][4] 4297249899 E100000130825 [100%]

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 Main production equipment
semi-finished, finished rolled[3] galvanized, cold rolled, sheet, hot rolled[3] automotive, building and infrastructure, energy, steel packaging, tools and machinery, transport[3][8] yes[9] 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)
operating 1200[10] 1200[10]

Table 5: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

Sinter Pellets
NF NF

Table 6: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year EAF production Other/unknown steel production Total (all routes)
2019 unknown unknown
2020 unknown unknown
2021 462[11] [11] 462[11]
2022 433[11] [11] 433[11]

Unit Details

Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Start date Furnace manufacturer and model Current capacity (ttpa) Current size (tonnes)
unknown EAF (1) operating[5] 2011[12] SMS[13] 1200[10] 120.0[14]

Table 8: 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) yes[15] >0[15] unknown >0[15] unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown

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References

  1. "MaghrebSteel". MaghrebSteel (in français). Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  2. "MaghrebSteel". MaghrebSteel (in français). Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220111153837/http://www.maghrebsteel.ma/a-propos-de-nous/profil/. Archived from the original on 2022-01-11. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125060317/https://www.maghrebsteel.ma/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124204649/https://www.maghrebsteel.ma/en/home/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-24. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20220120202110/https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.maghreb_steel.78c209b56acc328836481e080517896d.html. Archived from the original on 2022-01-20. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. (PDF) https://d.newsweek.com/en/file/473776/its-strategic-positioning-gateway-african-continent-its-conducive-environment-morocco.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20240806161321/https://www.maghrebsteel.ma/applications/industrie/. Archived from the original on 2024-08-06. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. http://www.maghrebsteel.ma/a-propos-de-nous/performance/environnement/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240217021200/https://www.ncsi.org.sa/steel-map/v2/. Archived from the original on 2024-02-17. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 (PDF) https://www.dfa.ma/msteel/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Communique-Financier-Maghreb-Steel-2022.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. https://www.maghrebsteel.ma/en/who-are-we/our-history/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. https://web.archive.org/web/20240124205244/https://www.sms-group.com/plants/electric-steelmaking. Archived from the original on 2024-01-24. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. https://www.aist.org/news/steel-news/2008/april/sms-demag-to-supply-melting-and-casting-plant-for/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. 15.0 15.1 15.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240809184501/https://www.recyclingtoday.com/news/maghreb-shredder-metso-morocco/. Archived from the original on 2024-08-09. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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