Azerbaijan Integrated Steel Mill Complex 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 1.3 million tonnes per year. Its main products are sheet.
Process Route
DRIEAF
Timeline
Announced 2018
Capacity (ttpa)
Crude Steel
1,250
EAF
1,250
DRI
1,250
Iron Units
DRI
unknown DRI (1)cancelled
1,250 ttpawiki
Steel Units
EAF
unknown EAF (1)cancelled
1,250 ttpawiki
Steel Products
sheet
Ownership
Owner Azerbaijan Integrated Steel Mill Complex
Parent Baku Steel Company QSC; China CAMC Engineering Co Ltd
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Location
Ganja
Eurasia
Azerbaijan
40.7219°, 46.3635°
At a Glance
- Route
- DRI–EAF
- Crude steel capacity
- 1,250 ttpa