Mass Iron and Steel Industry Co Sulaimaniya plant
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Mass Iron and Steel Industry Co Sulaimaniya plant (شرکات مجموعة ماس, مصنع حديد وصلب ماس), also known as Mass Iron and Steel Industry Co., Mass Global Investment Group Bazyan steel plant, Master Steel Factory, is a steel plant in Sulaimaniya, Kurdistan, Iraq that operates direct reduced iron (DRI) and electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Sulaimaniya, Kurdistan, Iraq:
- Location: Qadhaa Bazyan, Sulaimaniya, P.O. Box 21, Kurdistan, Iraq
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 35.660125, 45.039062 (exact)
Background
The Mass Iron and Steel Industry plant started operating in 2015. In 2022, an explosion took place at the plant that injured 13 workers. [1]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Construction date | Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|---|
| 2011[2] | 2015[2] | 1000[3] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mass Group Holding Ltd | 5037412487 | E100000000666 | Mass Iraq Iron and Steel Industry Co [100%][4] | 5050905115 | E100000131036 [100%] |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | ISO 14001 | ISO 50001 | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| semi-finished, finished rolled[2] | billet, rebar, sections[2] | unknown | unknown | DRI; EAF |
Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| operating | 1250[2] | 1250[2] |
Table 5: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Sponge iron/DRI capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| announced | 0[5] | 0[5] |
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 | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2022 | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2023 | 1200[6] | –[6] | 1200[6] |
Unit Details
Table 7: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Furnace type | Current capacity (ttpa) | Reductant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown DRI (1) | announced[7] | not found | 0[5] | not found |
Table 8: Electric Arc Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Furnace manufacturer and model | Current capacity (ttpa) | Current size (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | operating[2][7] | Danieli[8] | 1250[2] | 120.0[2][7] |
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) | yes[9][10] | >0[9] | >0[9] | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ Strategic Research Institute. "Steel Industry's Climate Action: A Carbon Footprint Odyssey". SteelGuru Business News. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 https://web.archive.org/web/20220125154741/http://www.massgroupholding.com/English/Newsdetail-unit_2.aspx?jimare. Archived from the original on 2022-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20171202085857/http://steel-network.com/index.php?go=news&more=1386. Archived from the original on 2017-12-02.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240125062332/http://www.massgroupholding.com/English/Contactus.aspx. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220319165402/http://www.massgroupholding.com/English/Newsdetail-unit_2.aspx?jimare. Archived from the original on 2022-03-19.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 https://www.jstor.org/stable/resrep53640?seq=4.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210719223345/https://conferences.tiu.edu.iq/iec/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/mass-profile.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-07-19.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240912182658/https://www.meed.com/mass-global-to-build-kurdish-steel-plant-in-three-phases/. Archived from the original on 2024-09-12.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240906181406/http://massgroupholding.com/English/Newsdetail-unit_2.aspx?jimare=2&title=Mass%2520Iron%2520and%2520Steel%2520Industry%2520Co.%2520-%2520Bazyan&cor=1. Archived from the original on 2024-09-06.
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