Butia Iranian Steel Kerman
operatingDRI–EAF route · Chatroud, Middle East, Iran
Butia Iranian Steel Kerman 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 1.5 million tonnes per year. Its main products are ingot, rail, pipe, bloom, billet, blanks, beam.
Process Route
Timeline
Operating since 2011
Emissions
2025
0.97 Mt CO₂e
0.91 t CO₂e per tonne of steel
Modelled estimate (Climate TRACE), not reported data. Methodology
Capacity (ttpa)
Crude Steel
1,500
EAF
1,500
DRI
2,000
Pelletising
2,500
Iron Units
Steel Units
Inputs & Energy
Power 450 MW combined cycle power plant (L100000407801), 400 mw solar power plant (under construction)
Iron ore Kazem Abad dolomite mine
Steel Products
ingot, rail, pipe, bloom, billet, blanks, beam
Ownership
Owner Butia Iranian Steel Co
Parent Mabna Khavar Miyaneh Co; Pars Aryan Investment Co; Pasargad Arzesh Afarinan Co; Rahbord Sarmaye Iranian Co; small shareholder(s); Tejarat Pishegan Mihan Negar Pars Co
Workforce 700 employees
Country Context
Iran crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.
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Nearby Plants
Other Mabna Khavar Miyaneh Co; Pars Aryan Investment Co; Pasargad Arzesh Afarinan Co; Rahbord Sarmaye Iranian Co; small shareholder(s); Tejarat Pishegan Mihan Negar Pars Co plants
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Location
Chatroud
Middle East
Iran
30.4912°, 56.8214°
At a Glance
- Route
- DRI–EAF
- Crude steel capacity
- 1,500 ttpa
- Commissioned
- 2011
- Products
- Semi-finished, finished rolled
- Certifications
- 2 recorded