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Arfa Iron and Steel Yazd plant

operating

Atarabad, Middle East, Iran

ISO 14001ISO 50001
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Process Route

DRIEAF

Timeline

Construction2009
Operating2011

Emissions

2025

0.71 Mt CO₂e

1.00 t CO₂e per tonne of steel

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

Capacity (ttpa)

Crude Steel

1,000

EAF

1,000

DRI

1,200

Production

Crude steel production: 847 ttpa (2022)

Iron Units

DRI
unknown DRI (1)operating
1,200 ttpasyngas (reformed methane)Iritec; IRASCOwiki

Steel Units

EAF
unknown EAF (1)operating
1,000 ttpa180 tUnnamed Italian company, MCCwiki

Inputs & Energy

Iron ore Chadormalu Iron Ore Mine (P100000128563)

Steel Products

ingot, HBI, DRI

Ownership

Owner Arfa Iron and Steel Co

Parent Chadelmu Mining and Industrial Co [43.7%]; small shareholder(s) [24.7%]; Yaran Tube Rolling Mill Co [17.0%]; Social Insurance Fund of Farmers and Villagers [3.9%]; Sadr Tamin Investment Co [1.7%]; Iranian Mines & Mining Industries Development & Renovation Organization

Workforce 1,350 employees

State ownership Partial

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.