Kaptan Ereglisi is a scrap-based steel plant: an electric arc furnace melts recycled steel scrap into new crude steel. The liquid steel is solidified into semi-finished shapes by continuous casting. The plant has a crude steel capacity of about 1.4 million tonnes per year. Its main products are billet, wire rod, angle, bar.
Process Route
Timeline
Operating since 2002
Emissions
2025
0.091 Mt CO₂e
0.10 t CO₂e per tonne of steel
Typical EAF route: 0.5–0.7 t/t
Modelled estimate (Climate TRACE), not reported data. Methodology
Capacity (ttpa)
Crude Steel
1,400
EAF
1,400
Steel Units
Inputs & Energy
Power 37.31 MWm Solar Power Plant (announced)
Steel Products
billet, wire rod, angle, bar
Ownership
Owner Kaptan Demir Celik Endustrisi Ve Ticaret AŞ
Parent Kaptan Demir Celik Endustrisi Ve Ticaret AŞ [100.0%]
Workforce 913 employees
Country Context
Türkiye crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.
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Location
Ereğlisi
Europe
Türkiye
41.0152°, 27.9600°
At a Glance
- Route
- EAF
- Crude steel capacity
- 1,400 ttpa
- Commissioned
- 2002
- Products
- Semi-finished, finished rolled
- Certifications
- 1 recorded