Premium Steel Warri plant
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Premium Steel Warri plant, also known as Premium Steel and Mines Limited, PSML, Delta Steel Company (DSC), Ovwian-Aladja (predecessor), Delta State (predecessor), is a steel plant in Warri, Delta State, Nigeria that operates direct reduced iron (DRI) and electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Warri, Delta State, Nigeria:
- Location: Vwian-Aladja, Warri, Delta State, Nigeria
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 5.480763, 5.769839 (exact)
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Idled date | Workforce size | Power source | Iron ore source | Coal source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982[1] | 2021[2] | 800[3] | Captive Power Plant (upon revival)[4] | unknown | unknown |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premium Steel and Mines Ltd [100.0%] | unknown [100.0%] | E100000131157 [100.0%] | Premium Steel and Mines Ltd [100%][5][6] | unknown | E100000131157 [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[7][8] | wire rod, mesh, bar, billet, round bar, rolled, angle, profile[7][8] | building and infrastructure[3] | unknown | unknown | unknown | DRI; 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) |
|---|---|---|
| mothballed | 1000[9] | 1000[9] |
Table 5: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Sponge iron/DRI capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| mothballed | 1020[10] | 1020[10] |
Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Sinter | Pellets |
|---|---|
| NF[11] | >0[11] |
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 |
| 2024 | 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 |
| 2024 | 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 I | mothballed[12] | 1982[12] | Midrex[12] | shaft furnace[12] | 510[10] | syngas (reformed methane)[9] |
| DRI II | mothballed[12] | 1982[12] | Midrex[12] | shaft furnace[12] | 510[10] | syngas (reformed methane)[9] |
Table 10: Electric Arc Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Start date | Current capacity (ttpa) |
|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | mothballed[2][6][13] | 1982[1] | 1000[9] |
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) | None | unknown | 75.00[9] | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | 25.00[9] |
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Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220114115907/https://guardian.ng/features/how-nigerian-government-indians-wreck-multi-billion-dollar-delta-steel-company-rip-off-host-communities-and-tax-payers/. Archived from the original on 2022-01-14.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124202515/https://independent.ng/delta-steel-company-now-the-day-is-over/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-24.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220930040703/https://guardian.ng/property/delta-steel-story-of-arrested-dreams-to-industrialise-nigeria/. Archived from the original on 2022-09-30.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/02/well-bring-back-warris-glory-psml/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20241008160508/https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/01/ownership-of-emowhe-land-premium-steel-wins-in-court-cautions-trespassers/. Archived from the original on 2024-10-08.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124201430/https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/south-south-regional/492952-reps-panel-commences-probe-into-collapse-1-89-billion-delta-steel-company.html. Archived from the original on 2024-01-24.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20200801144437/http://premiumnigeria.com:80/index.html. Archived from the original on 2020-08-01.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220126190905/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/314252681_The_Challenge_of_Domestic_Iron_and_Steel_Production_in_Nigeria. Archived from the original on 2022-01-26.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124204545/https://www.academia.edu/10085101/The_Midrex_Process_and_the_Nigerian_Steel_Industry. Archived from the original on 2024-01-24.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220318083849/http://www.midrex.com/wp-content/uploads/Midrex-Plants-Sheet2021-1.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-03-18.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220125182311/https://www.icirnigeria.org/investigation-delta-steel-company-is-dead-its-former-staff-are-dying/. Archived from the original on 2022-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 "2022 World Direct Reduction Statistics" (PDF). Midrex. 2023-09-12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-11-03.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240124202629/https://independent.ng/premium-steel-clarifies-court-victory-on-emowhe-land-in-delta/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-24.
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