Mobarakeh Steel Hormuzgan Steel Company plant

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Mobarakeh Steel Hormuzgan Steel Company plant (شرکت فولاد هرمزگان (‎Persian)), also known as HOSCO, Hormuzgan Iron & Steel, is a steel plant in Bandar Abbas, Hormuzgan, Iran that operates direct reduced iron (DRI) and electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Bandar Abbas, Hormuzgan, Iran:

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• Location: Shahid Rajaee Port, Bandar Abbas, Iran
• Coordinates (WGS 84): 27.161426, 56.10058 (exact)

Background

The Hormuzgan Steel Company plant began operating with a direct reduced iron (DRI) plant in 2008 and later added on an electric arc furnace (EAF) plant in 2010. It was previously owned by the National Iranian Steel Company (NISCO; Government of Iran). According to a press release from 2005, the plant was to cost 600 million dollars; it was to be financed with funds coming from a mix of Iranian banks (comprising 50% of the total) and funds from a mix of European banks (the other 50%).

In 2020, the plant was listed by the Iran Funds, Manipulation, Atrocities, and Threats and Terror (IFMAT) watchdog as being involved in Iran's nuclear weapon program.

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Announced date	Construction date	Start date	Workforce size	Power source	Iron ore source
1999	2006-06	2011	1500	unknown	north Iran

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	Mobarakeh Steel Co	5001102887	E100000001959

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, finished rolled	slab, cold rolled, hot rolled	automotive, energy, steel packaging	unknown	yes	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)
announced	1500	1500
operating	1500	1500

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	1660	1660

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

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

Year	EAF production	Other/unknown steel production
2019	unknown	unknown
2020	unknown	unknown
2021	unknown	unknown
2022	unknown	unknown
2023	unknown	unknown

Table 8: 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 9: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details

Unit name	Status	Start date	Furnace manufacturer and model	Furnace type	Current capacity (ttpa)	Reductant
DRI A	operating	2009	Mines and Metals Engineering (MME); FIECO Jumbo PERED	shaft furnace	830	not found
DRI B	operating	2010	–	shaft furnace	830	not found

Table 10: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name	Status	Start date	Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown EAF (1)	operating	2009	1500
unknown EAF (2)	announced	–	1500

Table 11: 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	5.00	–	–	95.00	–	–	–	–
unknown EAF (2)	yes	5.00	unknown	unknown	95.00	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown

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Resources

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• Wikipedia