Amirkabir Arak follows the DRI–EAF route: iron ore is reduced in the solid state to direct reduced iron by direct reduction, then melted into steel in an electric arc furnace. The liquid steel is solidified into semi-finished shapes by continuous casting. The plant has a crude steel capacity of 513 thousand tonnes per year. Its main products are rebar, ingot.
Process Route
DRIEAF
Timeline
Announced 2004
Capacity (ttpa)
Crude Steel
513
EAF
513
DRI
450
Iron Units
Steel Units
EAF
unknown EAF (1)construction
513 ttpawiki
Inputs & Energy
Power 36 MW power plant, Power transmission lines
Steel Products
rebar, ingot
Ownership
Owner Amir Kabir Arak Steel Co
Parent Amirkabir Khazar Steel Co
Workforce 400 employees
Country Context
Iran crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.
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Location
Arak
Middle East
Iran
34.0834°, 49.7525°
At a Glance
- Route
- DRI–EAF
- Crude steel capacity
- 513 ttpa
- Products
- Finished rolled