Devki Steel Mills Kwale makes steel by the integrated route: iron ore is smelted into liquid hot metal in a blast furnace, then refined into crude steel in a basic oxygen 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 wire rod, bar, tube.
Process Route
BFBOF
Timeline
Construction2018
Operating2022
Emissions
2025
0.67 Mt CO₂e
1.00 t CO₂e per tonne of steel
Typical BF-BOF route: 1.8–2.0 t/t
Modelled estimate (Climate TRACE), not reported data. Methodology
Capacity (ttpa)
Crude Steel
1,000
BOF
1,000
Blast Furnace
500
Iron Units
BF
unknown BF (1)operating
500 ttpawiki
Steel Units
BOF
unknown BOF (1)operating
1,000 ttpawiki
Inputs & Energy
Power 55 megawatts power plant
Steel Products
wire rod, bar, tube
Ownership
Owner Devki Steel Mills Ltd
Parent Devki Steel Mills Ltd [100.0%]
Workforce 2,500 employees
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Location
Kinango
Africa
Kenya
-3.7888°, 39.3167°
At a Glance
- Route
- BF–BOF Integrated
- Crude steel capacity
- 1,000 ttpa
- Commissioned
- 2022
- Products
- Finished rolled