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Zarand Iranian Steel Company Kerman plant

operating

Zarand, Middle East, Iran

GEM wiki

Process Route

BFBOF

Timeline

Operating since 2020

Emissions

2025

1.87 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

1,500

BOF

1,500

Blast Furnace

1,700

Sinter

4,000

Coking

1,200

Pelletising

2,500

Iron Units

BF
unknown BF (1)operating
1,700 ttpa2000 m³SINOSTEELwiki
DRI
unknown DRI (1)construction
1,500 ttpagas (unknown type)MANAwiki

Steel Units

EAF
unknown EAF (1)construction
1,000 ttpaFIECOwiki
BOF
unknown BOF (1)operating
1,500 ttpawiki

Inputs & Energy

Power Gas pipeline from Zahedan Province (project as of August 2022)

Iron ore P100000128562 Jalal Abad Iron Mine

Met coal Khamroud coal mine

Steel Products

bloom, slab, billet, ingot

Ownership

Owner Zarand Iranian Steel Co

Parent small shareholder(s) [47.3%]; Mabna Khavar Miyaneh Co [15.4%]; Pars Aryan Investment Co [12.1%]; Rahbord Sarmaye Iranian Co [10.0%]; Pasargad Arzesh Afarinan Co [9.5%]; Tejarat Pishegan Mihan Negar Pars Co [5.7%]

Workforce 5,880 employees

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.