Khouzestan 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 3.6 million tonnes per year. Its main products are bloom, slab, billet.
Process Route
Timeline
Operating since 1989
Emissions
2025
2.32 Mt CO₂e
0.91 t CO₂e per tonne of steel
Modelled estimate (Climate TRACE), not reported data. Methodology
Capacity (ttpa)
Crude Steel
3,600
EAF
3,600
DRI
5,569
Pelletising
6,200
Production
Crude steel production: 3,689 ttpa (2019)
Iron Units
Steel Units
Inputs & Energy
Power 500 MW gas fired power plant (expected to start operating in 2024); 600 mwh solar farm (currently in its 2nd phase of construction, to be completed by end of 2026)
Steel Products
bloom, slab, billet
Ownership
Owner Khouzestan Steel Co
Parent Iranian Mines & Mining Industries Development & Renovation Organization
Workforce 7,411 employees
State ownership Full
Country Context
Iran crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.
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Location
Ahvaz
Middle East
Iran
31.2701°, 48.7329°
At a Glance
- Route
- DRI–EAF
- Crude steel capacity
- 3,600 ttpa
- Commissioned
- 1989
- Products
- Semi-finished
- Certifications
- 2 recorded