Chadormalu Mining and Industrial Company Yazd
operatingDRI–EAF route · Ardakan, Middle East, Iran
GEM wikiChadormalu Mining and Industrial Company 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 1.2 million tonnes per year. Its main products are billet, pellets, sinter.
Process Route
Timeline
Operating since 2017
Emissions
2025
0.85 Mt CO₂e
1.00 t CO₂e per tonne of steel
Modelled estimate (Climate TRACE), not reported data. Methodology
Capacity (ttpa)
Crude Steel
1,200
EAF
1,200
DRI
1,586
Pelletising
4,000
Production
Iron production: 1,586 ttpa (2019)
Iron Units
Steel Units
Inputs & Energy
Iron ore Captive Chadormalu mines/CMIC Chadormalu Mine (P100000128563)
Steel Products
billet, pellets, sinter
Ownership
Owner Chadormalu Mining & Industrial Co
Parent Chadormalu Mining & Industrial Co [100.0%]
State ownership Partial
Country Context
Iran crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.
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Location
Ardakan
Middle East
Iran
32.3873°, 53.7477°
At a Glance
- Route
- DRI–EAF
- Crude steel capacity
- 1,200 ttpa
- Commissioned
- 2017
- Products
- Semi-finished