Tembo Steels Iganga plant

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Tembo Steels Iganga plant is a steel plant in Iganga, Busoga, Uganda that operates direct reduced iron (DRI) and electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Iganga, Busoga, Uganda:

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• Location: 28, Iganga, Uganda
• Coordinates (WGS 84): 0.611975, 33.457629 (exact)

Background

In March 2022, the site commissioned a direct reduced iron plant with a capacity of 1200ttpa.

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date	Workforce size	Power source	Iron ore source
2024	3000	unknown	Kabale

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company	Parent company PermID	Parent company GEM ID	Owner	Owner company PermID	Owner company GEM ID
Tembo Steels Uganda Ltd	unknown	E100000131193	Tembo Steels Uganda Ltd	unknown	E100000131193

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, finished rolled	wire rod, rebar, sections, bar, angle, DRI	building and infrastructure	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)
operating	450	450

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	1200	1200

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

Sinter	Pellets
NF	NF

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

Unit Details

Table 8: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details

Unit name	Status	Start date	Furnace type	Current capacity (ttpa)	Reductant
unknown DRI (1)	operating	2022	rotary kiln	1200	coal

Table 9: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name	Status	Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown EAF (1)	operating	450

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)	yes	>0	>0	unknown	>0	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown

Articles and Resources

Additional data

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Resources

• Company website