Moon Iron & Steel Company Sohar plant
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Moon Iron & Steel Company Sohar plant (حديد القمر), also known as MISCO, is a steel plant in Sohar, Al Batinah North, Oman that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Sohar, Al Batinah North, Oman:
- Location: Moon Iron & Steel CO S.A.O.C, P.O.BOX 59, Postal Code 327, Sohar Industrial Estate, Oman
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 24.409437, 56.520134 (exact)
Background
The Moon Iron & Steel Company Plant began operating in 2012. It was funded with a joint investment by the Gulf Investment Corporation (GIC), Oman Development Fund SAOC(ODF), the Sultan’s Special Forces Pension Fund and experts from the steel industry.[1]
In 2021, MISCO announced it was signing a 26 million (USD) deal with the German company Lind to supply the required quantities of oxygen for their plant.[2]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date |
|---|
| 2020[3][4] |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partial | Gulf Investment Corp; Oman Development Fund Company SAOC; Sultan Special Force Pension Fund | 4296426443; 4297846734; 5080036594 | E100000000675; E100001012487; E100001012488 | Moon Iron and Steel Company SAOC [100%][5] | 5040932044 | E100000131008 [100%] |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | ISO 14001 | ISO 50001 | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| semi-finished, finished rolled[6] | billet, rebar[6] | unknown | unknown | 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 | 1200[6] | 1200[6] |
Table 5: 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 |
Unit Details
Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Current capacity (ttpa) | Current size (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | operating[5] | 1200[6] | 140.0[7][3] |
Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details
| Unit name | Scrap-based | % scrap | % HBI |
|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | yes[8] | 70.00[9] | 30.00[9] |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ "Company Profile". MISCO - Moon Iron and Steel Co S.A.O.C. Archived from the original on January 25, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- ↑ عُمانية, شؤون (2021-02-06). ""حديد القمر" بصحار توقع اتفاقية بقيمة 26 مليون ريال مع شركة ألمانية". شؤون عمانية (in العربية). Retrieved 2022-02-20.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://www.zawya.com/en/business/omans-newest-steel-mill-set-for-launch-in-suhar-edxifxgf.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220111155540/https://dhow.com/organization-profile/38864286/moon-iron-and-steel-company/. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20200726233239/http://www.miscooman.com:80/company-profile/. Archived from the original on 2020-07-26.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220112204244/http://www.miscooman.com/facilities/. Archived from the original on 2022-01-12.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230330021348/https://www.davisindex.com/linde-to-supply-oxygen-plant-to-misco/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240809201427/https://steelmillsoftheworld.com/news/newsdisplay_cntry.asp?slno=33552. Archived from the original on 2024-08-09.
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