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Arfa Iron and Steel Yazd

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DRI–EAF route · Atarabad, Middle East, Iran

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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

DRIEAF

Timeline

Construction2009
Operating2011

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

DRI
unknown DRI (1)operating
1,200 ttpasyngas (reformed methane)Iritec; IRASCOwiki

Steel Units

EAF
unknown EAF (1)operating
1,000 ttpa180 tUnnamed Italian company, MCCwiki

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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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).

Facility emissions estimates from Climate TRACE. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.