Mitsui-Kobe Duqm DRI plant
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Mitsui-Kobe Duqm DRI plant is a direct reduced iron (DRI) announced steel plant in Duqm, Al Wusta, Oman.
Location
The map below shows the approximate location of the plant in Duqm, Al Wusta, Oman:
- Location: Special Economic Zone Authority of Duqm (SEZAD), Duqm, Al Wusta, Oman
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 19.529594, 57.615730 (approximate)
Background
The Mitsui-Kobe Duqm DRI plant aim to produce 5000 ttpa of DRI using MIDREX technologies. The plant aims to start production in 2027. Future plans include enhancing decarbonization by replacing methane with hydrogen while also increasing production capacity.[1]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Plant status | Announced date | Start date |
|---|---|---|
| Announced[2] | 2023[2] | 2027[3] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Steel Ltd; Mitsui & Co Ltd | 4295877348 [% unknown]; 4295880574 [% unknown] | E100001000179; E100001000429; E100000000647; E100001010091; E100001000178 | Mitsui-Kobe Steel[3] | E100001010358 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Main production equipment | Detailed production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|
| crude[3] | DRI; HBI[2] | DRI[2] | Midrex DRI plant[2] |
Table 4: Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status* | Sponge iron/DRI capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| announced | 5000 TTPA[4] | 5000 TTPA[4] |
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Additional data
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References
- ↑ "Mitsui & Co. explores low CO2 iron metallics production in Special Economic Zone at Duqm, Sultanate of Oman - MITSUI & CO., LTD". Mitsui & Co. explores low CO2 iron metallics production in Special Economic Zone at Duqm, Sultanate of Oman - MITSUI & CO., LTD. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20230430202230/https://www.greencarcongress.com/2023/04/20230411-kobe.html. Archived from the original on 30 April 2023.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125065021/https://www.kobelco.co.jp/english/releases/1211747_15581.html. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
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