Egyptian Sponge Iron and Steel Company Sadat City
operatingDRI–EAF route · Sadat City, Africa, Egypt
Egyptian Sponge Iron and Steel Company Sadat City 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 3.0 million tonnes per year. Its main products are wire rod, rebar, billet, angle, profile.
Process Route
Timeline
Operating since 2008
Emissions
2025
1.92 Mt CO₂e
1.00 t CO₂e per tonne of steel
Modelled estimate (Climate TRACE), not reported data. Methodology
Capacity (ttpa)
Crude Steel
3,000
EAF
3,000
DRI
1,800
Iron Units
Steel Units
Steel Products
wire rod, rebar, billet, angle, profile
Ownership
Owner Egyptian Sponge Iron & Steel Company SAE
Parent National Service Products Organization [24.0%]; Beshay Steel
Workforce 1,500 employees
Country Context
Egypt crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.
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Location
Sadat City
Africa
Egypt
30.3931°, 30.5877°
At a Glance
- Route
- DRI–EAF
- Crude steel capacity
- 3,000 ttpa
- Commissioned
- 2008
- Products
- Crude, semi-finished, finished rolled
- Certifications
- 2 recorded