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Gostar Almas Steel Saqqez

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DRI–EAF route · Saqqez, Middle East, Iran

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Gostar Almas Steel Saqqez produces direct reduced iron by direct reduction — solid metallic iron made by reducing ore below its melting point — a feedstock for electric steelmaking.

Process Route

DRI

Timeline

Announced2014
Construction2018

Capacity (ttpa)

DRI

1,400

Iron Units

DRI
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1,400 ttpagas (unknown type)IRITECwiki

Inputs & Energy

Iron ore Kurdistan Province

Ownership

Owner Gostar Almas Steel Co

Parent Gostar Almas Steel Co [100.0%]

Workforce 1,150 employees

Country Context

Iran crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.

Learn the processes this plant uses

Ironmaking

Direct Reduction (DRI / HBI)

Nearby Plants

North West Steel Industries Ariq

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Kurdistan Steel Qorveh

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Sulaimaniya · ~145 km away

Shams Iron and Steel Complex Tabriz

Ajabshir · ~145 km away

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Plant data sourced from the Global Iron & Steel Tracker (March 2026), Global Energy Monitor. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Production data: USGS Minerals Yearbook — Raw Steel: World Production by Country or Locality (2019 edition; 2022 and 2023 early release tables). U.S. Geological Survey, public domain. EAF/BOF splits: USGS Minerals Yearbook (2023 estimates).