Miyaneh Steel East Azerbaijan steel plant

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Miyaneh Steel East Azerbaijan steel plant (شرکت فولاد میانه), also known as Mianeh Steel, is a steel plant in Mianeh, East Azerbaijan, Iran that operates direct reduced iron (DRI) and electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

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  • Location: Mianeh, East Azerbaijan, Iran
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 37.37881, 47.736689 (exact)

Background

The Mianeh Steel East Azerbaijan steel plant was anticipated to be completed in 2021.[1] However, as of February 2022, it is still under construction.

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date Power source Iron ore source
2017[2][3] 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
Full Iranian Mines & Mining Industries Development & Renovation Organization 5000935267 E100000000547 Mianeh Steel[4] unknown E100001010202

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 ISO 50001 Responsible steel Main production equipment
semi-finished[5] billet, rebar[5] 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 800[3][6][7] 800[3][6][7]

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)
operating 800[3][6][7] 800[3][6][7]

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

Sinter Pellets
NF NF[7]

Table 7: Actual Plant-level Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year DRI production Other/unknown iron production
2019 unknown unknown
2020 unknown unknown
2021 unknown unknown
2022 unknown unknown
2023 unknown unknown

Unit Details

Table 8: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details

Unit name Status Construction date Start date Furnace manufacturer and model Furnace type Current capacity (ttpa) Reductant
unknown DRI (1) operating[3] 2007-06[8] 2017[9] PERED[7][10] shaft furnace[10] 800[7][6][3] not found[10]

Table 9: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown EAF (1) construction[11] 800[7][6][3]

Table 10: 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. "LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN STEELMAKING CAPACITY - 2021" (PDF). OECD. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 27, 2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20231031172414/https://financialtribune.com/articles/economy-business-and-markets/74440/persian-reduction-technology-to-lower-steelmakers-costs. Archived from the original on 2023-10-31. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20220630110237/http://www.mme-co.de/en/Home/projects/Miyaneh-PERED.html. Archived from the original on 2022-06-30. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210929032946/https://www.oecd.org/industry/ind/latest-developments-in-steelmaking-capacity-2021.pdf (PDF). {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125053449/https://www.sms-concast.ch/news-media/press-releases/news-detail/nisco-invests-in-six-strand-billet-casting-machine-from-sms-concast-875. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230410190908/https://www.oecd.org/industry/ind/latest-developments-in-steelmaking-capacity-2022.pdf (PDF). {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20211025173942/http://pooladce.com/english/405.htm. Archived from the original on 2021-10-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. (PDF) https://www.paya.ir/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/paya-catalogue-english.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. https://web.archive.org/web/20240119041807/https://hpmgroup.co/en/two-steel-projects-inaugurated-n-e/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 "2022 World Direct Reduction Statistics" (PDF). Midrex. 2023-09-12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-11-03.
  11. 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)

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