Essar Ras Al Khair 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 4.0 million tonnes per year. Its main products are slab, coil.
Process Route
DRIEAF
Timeline
Announced2021
Construction2024
Operating2027
Capacity (ttpa)
Crude Steel
4,000
EAF
4,000
DRI
5,000
Iron Units
Steel Units
Inputs & Energy
Power Renewables
Steel Products
slab, coil
Ownership
Owner Essar Global Fund Ltd
Parent Triton Trust; Virgo Trust
Country Context
Saudi Arabia crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.
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Location
Ras Al-Khair
Middle East
Saudi Arabia
27.5447°, 49.2081°
At a Glance
- Route
- DRI–EAF
- Crude steel capacity
- 4,000 ttpa
- Commissioned
- 2027
- Products
- Semi-finished, finished rolled