Ghaenat Steel Complex South Khorasan 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 800 thousand tonnes per year. Its main products are billet, sponge iron.
Process Route
Timeline
Operating since 2022
Emissions
2025
0.57 Mt CO₂e
1.00 t CO₂e per tonne of steel
Modelled estimate (Climate TRACE), not reported data. Methodology
Capacity (ttpa)
Crude Steel
800
EAF
800
DRI
800
Iron Units
Steel Units
Inputs & Energy
Iron ore Mines in Razavi Khorasan, Kerman, and Yazd
Steel Products
billet, sponge iron
Ownership
Owner Ghaenat Steel Complex
Parent Iranian Mines & Mining Industries Development & Renovation Organization [100.0%]
Workforce 1,400 employees
State ownership Full
Country Context
Iran crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.
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Other Iranian Mines & Mining Industries Development & Renovation Organization plants
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Location
Qaen
Middle East
Iran
33.9269°, 59.0079°
At a Glance
- Route
- DRI–EAF
- Crude steel capacity
- 800 ttpa
- Commissioned
- 2022
- Products
- Semi-finished