Yesilyurt Iron and Steel Tekkekoy plant

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Yesilyurt Iron and Steel Tekkekoy plant (YEŞİLYURT DEMİR ÇELİK END. ve LİMAN İŞL.LTD.ŞTİ.), also known as Yesilyurt Demir Celik, is a steel plant in Tekkeköy, Samsun, Türkiye that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

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• Location: Organize Sanayi Bölgesi Sakarya Cd. No:34 Tekkeköy, Samsun, Türkiye
• Coordinates (WGS 84): 41.241199, 36.442055 (exact)

Background

Yesilyurt Iron and Steel was established in 1985, but the steel making plant started in 1997.

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date	Workforce size	Iron ore source	Coal source
1997	680	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
Yesilyurt Demir Celik Endustri Ve Liman Isletmeleri AŞ [100.0%]	4298250829 [100.0%]	E100000130882 [100.0%]	Yesilyurt Demir Celik Endustri Ve Liman Isletmeleri AŞ [100%]	4298250829	E100000130882 [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	billet, rebar, coil, angle	building and infrastructure	Expired	unknown	unknown	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	1300	1300

Table 5: 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

Unit Details

Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name	Status	Furnace manufacturer and model	Current capacity (ttpa)	Current size (tonnes)
unknown EAF (1)	operating	2013 Model, CVS Brand	1300	100.0

Table 7: 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	97.90	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	2.10

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Resources

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