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Ardakan Steel Yazd

operating

DRI–EAF route · Ardakan, Middle East, Iran

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Ardakan Steel Yazd 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 hbi, dri, pellets.

Process Route

DRI

Timeline

Operating since 2012

Capacity (ttpa)

DRI

960

Iron Units

DRI
unknown DRI (1)operating
960 ttpagas (unknown type) · capableAbtin Steel Technology Company; Tamwiki
DRI
unknown DRI (3)announced

Steel Units

EAF
unknown EAF (1)announced
500 ttpawiki
EAF
unknown EAF (2)announced
500 ttpawiki

Inputs & Energy

Power two branch lines with a capacity of 35,000 kW and a power supply from 66 and 132 kV lines

Steel Products

HBI, DRI, pellets

Ownership

Owner Ardakan Steel Complex Co

Parent Jahan Profil Pars Co

Workforce 650 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).