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Essar Ras Al Khair steel plant

announced

Ras Al-Khair, Middle East, Saudi Arabia

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Process Route

DRIEAF

Timeline

Announced2021
Construction2024
Operating2027

Capacity (ttpa)

Crude Steel

4,000

EAF

4,000

DRI

5,000

Iron Units

DRI
unknown DRI (1)announced
2,500 ttpasyngas (reformed methane) · capablewiki
DRI
unknown DRI (2)announced
2,500 ttpasyngas (reformed methane) · capablewiki

Steel Units

EAF
unknown EAF (1)announced
2,000 ttpawiki
EAF
unknown EAF (2)announced
2,000 ttpawiki

Inputs & Energy

Power Renewables

Steel Products

slab, coil

Ownership

Owner Essar Global Fund Ltd

Parent Triton Trust; Virgo Trust

Country Context

Saudi Arabia 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).