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Esfahan Steel Isfahan plant

operating

Lenjan, Middle East, Iran

GEM wiki

Process Route

BFBOF

Timeline

Operating since 1971

Emissions

2025

4.74 Mt CO₂e

1.90 t CO₂e per tonne of steel

Typical BF-BOF route: 1.8–2.0 t/t

Modelled estimate (Climate TRACE), not reported data. Methodology

Capacity (ttpa)

Crude Steel

3,600

BOF

3,600

Blast Furnace

3,565

Coking

2,035

Production

Crude steel production: 2,420 ttpa (2019)

Iron Units

BF
BF 1operating
665 ttpa1033 m³ · relined 2011Šahriyār Industrial Groupwiki
BF
BF 2operating
1,500 ttpa2270 m³ · relined 2013METPROM, TAMwiki
BF
BF 3operating
1,400 ttpa2020 m³POSCO; Qaim Reza Company; FIECOwiki

Steel Units

EAF
unknown EAF (1)announced
1,650 ttpawiki
BOF
unknown BOF (1)operating
1,200 ttpawiki
BOF
unknown BOF (2)operating
1,200 ttpawiki
BOF
unknown BOF (3)operating
1,200 ttpawiki
BOF
unknown BOF (4)announced
2,280 ttpawiki

Inputs & Energy

Power 2 power plants (110 mw each)

Met coal Old source, but was previously 50-50 domestic vs international, aiming for 60% domestic in 2013

Steel Products

pig iron, round bar, channel, angle, beam, parallel flanges, rebar, studs, rail, ingot

Ownership

Owner Esfahan Steel Co

Parent Iranian Mines & Mining Industries Development & Renovation Organization

Workforce 890 employees

State ownership Full

Country Context

Iran crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.

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Plant data sourced from the Global Iron & Steel Tracker (March 2026), Global Energy Monitor. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Production data: USGS Minerals Yearbook — Raw Steel: World Production by Country or Locality (2019 edition; 2022 and 2023 early release tables). U.S. Geological Survey, public domain. EAF/BOF splits: USGS Minerals Yearbook (2023 estimates).

Facility emissions estimates from Climate TRACE. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.