Arfa Iron and Steel Yazd
operatingDRI–EAF route · Atarabad, Middle East, Iran
Arfa Iron and Steel Yazd 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 about 1.0 million tonnes per year. Its main products are ingot, hbi, dri.
Process Route
Timeline
Emissions
2025
0.71 Mt CO₂e
1.00 t CO₂e per tonne of steel
Modelled estimate (Climate TRACE), not reported data. Methodology
Capacity (ttpa)
Crude Steel
1,000
EAF
1,000
DRI
1,200
Production
Crude steel production: 847 ttpa (2022)
Iron Units
Steel Units
Inputs & Energy
Iron ore Chadormalu Iron Ore Mine (P100000128563)
Steel Products
ingot, HBI, DRI
Ownership
Owner Arfa Iron and Steel Co
Parent Chadelmu Mining and Industrial Co [43.7%]; small shareholder(s) [24.7%]; Yaran Tube Rolling Mill Co [17.0%]; Social Insurance Fund of Farmers and Villagers [3.9%]; Sadr Tamin Investment Co [1.7%]; Iranian Mines & Mining Industries Development & Renovation Organization
Workforce 1,350 employees
State ownership Partial
Country Context
Iran crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.
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Location
Atarabad
Middle East
Iran
32.3931°, 53.7566°
At a Glance
- Route
- DRI–EAF
- Crude steel capacity
- 1,000 ttpa
- Commissioned
- 2011
- Products
- Crude, semi-finished
- Certifications
- 2 recorded