Ahya Steel Folad Baft Company produces direct reduced iron by direct reduction — solid metallic iron made by reducing ore below its melting point — a feedstock for electric steelmaking. Its main products are dri.
Process Route
DRI
Timeline
Announced2007
Construction2007
Operating2019
Capacity (ttpa)
DRI
1,600
Iron Units
Inputs & Energy
Power 40 MW onsite solar plant
Steel Products
DRI
Ownership
Owner Ahya Steel Folad Baft Co
Parent Bank of Industry and Mine (Iran); Tourism Financial Group
Workforce 700 employees
State ownership Partial
Country Context
Iran crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.
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Location
Baft
Middle East
Iran
29.2891°, 56.4907°
At a Glance
- Route
- DRI–EAF
- Commissioned
- 2019
- Products
- Crude
- Certifications
- 1 recorded