Persian Gulf Saba Steel

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Persian Gulf Saba Steel, also known as PGSSCO, Saba Fars Gulf Steel Company, 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: Km 13 -Rajaee port road - Economic zone - Bandar Abbas, Iran
• Coordinates (WGS 84): 27.189076, 56.105633 (exact)

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date	Workforce size	Power source	Iron ore source
2017	3333	unknown	Gol Gohar mines

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company	Parent company PermID	Parent company GEM ID	Owner	Owner company PermID	Owner company GEM ID
Civil Pension Fund Investment Co	5050647867	E100001016147	Persian Gulf Saba Steel [100%]	5082688262	E100000131132 [100%]

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category	Steel products	Steel sector end users	ISO 14001	ISO 50001	Responsible steel	Main production equipment
crude, semi-finished	ingot, slab, HBI, DRI	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)
announced	4500	4500

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	1760	1760
operating	1500	1500

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

Sinter	Pellets
NF	NF

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
DRI 1	operating	–	2017	Midrex	shaft furnace	1500	methane
DRI 2	construction	2023	–	–	not found	1760	–

Table 9: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name	Status	Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown EAF (1)	announced	1500
unknown EAF (2)	announced	1500
unknown EAF (3)	announced	1500

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
unknown EAF (2)	None	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown
unknown EAF (3)	None	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown

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Additional data

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Resources

• Company website