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Amirkabir Arak

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DRI–EAF route · Arak, Middle East, Iran

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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

DRI
unknown DRI (1)construction
150 ttpawiki
DRI
unknown DRI (2)construction
150 ttpawiki
DRI
unknown DRI (3)construction
150 ttpawiki

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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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).