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Khouzestan Steel plant

operating

Ahvaz, Middle East, Iran

ISO 14001ISO 50001
GEM wiki

Process Route

DRIEAF

Timeline

Operating since 1989

Emissions

2025

2.32 Mt CO₂e

0.91 t CO₂e per tonne of steel

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

Capacity (ttpa)

Crude Steel

3,600

EAF

3,600

DRI

5,569

Pelletising

6,200

Production

Crude steel production: 3,689 ttpa (2019)

Iron Units

DRI
DRI Ioperating
683 ttpasyngas (reformed methane)wiki
DRI
DRI IIoperating
683 ttpasyngas (reformed methane)wiki
DRI
DRI IIIoperating
683 ttpasyngas (reformed methane)wiki
DRI
DRI IVoperating
800 ttpasyngas (reformed methane)IRITECwiki
DRI
DRI Voperating
960 ttpasyngas (reformed methane)wiki
DRI
DRI VIoperating
1,760 ttpasyngas (reformed methane)wiki

Steel Units

EAF
unknown EAF (1)operating
600 ttpa180 twiki
EAF
unknown EAF (2)operating
600 ttpa180 twiki
EAF
unknown EAF (3)operating
600 ttpa180 twiki
EAF
unknown EAF (4)operating
600 ttpa180 twiki
EAF
unknown EAF (5)operating
600 ttpa180 twiki
EAF
unknown EAF (6)operating
600 ttpa180 twiki

Inputs & Energy

Power 500 MW gas fired power plant (expected to start operating in 2024); 600 mwh solar farm (currently in its 2nd phase of construction, to be completed by end of 2026)

Steel Products

bloom, slab, billet

Ownership

Owner Khouzestan Steel Co

Parent Iranian Mines & Mining Industries Development & Renovation Organization

Workforce 7,411 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.