Tembo Steels Iganga plant
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Tembo Steels Iganga plant is an electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plant operating in Iganga, Busoga, Uganda.
Location
The map below shows the approximate location of the plant in Iganga, Busoga, Uganda:
- Location: 28, Iganga, Uganda
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 0.611975, 33.457629 (approximate)
Background
In March 2022, the site commissioned a direct reduced iron plant with a capacity of 1200ttpa.[1][2][3]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Phase | Plant status | Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | Operating[4] | 2000[5] | 3000[6][7] |
| Expansion | Operating[4] | 2022[4] | – |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Phase | Owner | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|
| Main plant | Tembo Steels Uganda Ltd[4] | E100000131193 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Phase | Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | Main production equipment | Detailed production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | crude; semi-finished; finished rolled[8][9] | DRI, angles, bars, wire rod, sections, rebar,[9] | building and infrastructure[10] | EAF[11] | 1 EAF[11] |
| Expansion | crude; semi-finished; finished rolled[8][9] | DRI, angles, bars, wire rod, sections, rebar,[9] | building and infrastructure[10] | DRI[12][13] | DRI plant[13] |
Table 4: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Phase | Capacity operating status* | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | operating | 450 TTPA[7] | 450 TTPA[7] |
| Expansion | operating | – | – |
Table 5: Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Phase | Capacity operating status* | Sponge iron/DRI capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main plant | operating | – | – |
| Expansion | operating | 1200 TTPA[14][13] | 1200 TTPA[14][13] |
Articles and Resources
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References
- ↑ "Uganda opens $200m iron ore smelting plant". The East African. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
- ↑ DEVELOPING THE IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY IN UGANDA – HARNESSING THE LOW HANGING FRUITS. Uganda National Planning Authority. January 2018.
- ↑ "Uganda opens $200m iron ore smelting plant". The East African. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business/uganda-opens-200m-iron-ore-smelting-plant-3730254#:~:text=for%20raw%20material.-The%20plant%20in%20Iganga%2C%20eastern%20Uganda%2C%20with%20a%20capacity%20toTembo%20Steel%2C%20told%20The%20EastAfrican.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.linkedin.com/company/tembo-steels-uganda-ltd/about/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220928042400/https://www.busiweek.com/tembo-steels-constructs-largest-iron-ore-plant/. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220401054015/https://web.monitor.co.ug/Supplement/2022/01/Tembo03032022.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 01 April 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125235523/https://www.tembosteels.co.ug/all-products. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125235548/https://www.tembosteels.co.ug/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125235609/https://www.tembosteels.co.ug/tmt-mill-products. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125235823/https://www.academia.edu/51944845/Options_for_Improvement_of_the_Ugandan_Iron_and_Steel_Industry. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220227150750/https://kikubolane.com/2022/02/27/uganda-looks-to-200m-iron-ore-smelting-plant-to-end-reliance-on-scrap-metal/. Archived from the original on 27 February 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220703012016/http://npa.go.ug/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Iron-and-Steel-Industry-in-Uganda.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 03 July 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 14.0 14.1 https://fmdrc-zambia.com/us-200m-iron-ore-smelting-plant-commissioned-in-uganda/.
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