Pasargad Steel Complex Fars

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Pasargad Steel Complex Fars (مجتمع صنعتی ذوب آهن پاسارگاد (‎Persian)), also known as PASCO, Pasargad Steel Industrial Complex, is a steel plant in Kavar, Fars, Iran that operates direct reduced iron (DRI) and electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

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  • Location: Kavar, Fars Province, Iran
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 29.191019, 52.845405 (exact)

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date Power source Iron ore source
2013[1] unknown local iron ore mines nationwide[2]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Pasargad Steel Complex Co [100.0%] unknown [100.0%] E100000131131 [100.0%] Pasargad Steel Complex Co [100%][1] unknown E100000131131 [100%]

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[1] bloom, billet, wire rod, pipe[1] automotive, building and infrastructure, tools and machinery[3] 2023[4] unknown[4] 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)
operating 1500[5] 1500[5]

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)
construction 0 0
operating 1800[6][7] 1800[6][7]

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

Sinter Pellets
NF[8] 3400[1]

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
unknown DRI (1) operating[9] 2019[10] Abtin Steel Technology Company Midrex[11][6] shaft furnace[6] 1800[7][6] not found
unknown DRI (2) construction[12] not found 0

Table 10: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Start date Current capacity (ttpa) Current size (tonnes)
unknown EAF (1) operating[9] 2013[10] 1500[5] 220.0[5][1]

Table 11: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details

Unit name Scrap-based % scrap % DRI
unknown EAF (1) yes[13] >0[13][5] >0[13][2]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125063028/https://www.pascosteel.com/en/about-us. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240903163513/https://khwarizmico.com/en/customers/steel/pasargad-iron-smelter/. Archived from the original on 2024-09-03. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20211105181823/https://www.pascosteel.com/en/. Archived from the original on 2021-11-05. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220319032733/https://www.pascosteel.com/en/About-Complex/Certificates. Archived from the original on 2022-03-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20221127144747/https://www.pascosteel.com/en/Melt-Shop. Archived from the original on 2022-11-27. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 "2022 World Direct Reduction Statistics" (PDF). Midrex. 2023-09-12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-11-03.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20221127160934/https://www.pascosteel.com/en/Direct-Reduction-Iron. Archived from the original on 2022-11-27. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20230205115328/https://www.pascosteel.com/Production-units-and-projects. Archived from the original on 2023-02-05. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230610082531/https://www.pascosteel.com/en/In-Operation-Units. Archived from the original on 2023-06-10. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. 10.0 10.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240129182618/https://www.pascosteel.com/en/about-us. Archived from the original on 2024-01-29. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. https://en.astec.ir/project/pasargad-direct-reduction-plant/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240221184607/https://pubs.usgs.gov/myb/vol3/2019/myb3-2019-iran.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-02-21. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240905161001/https://www.linkedin.com/company/pascosteel. Archived from the original on 2024-09-05. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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