Kurum International Elbasan 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 1.0 million tonnes per year. Its main products are billet, wire rod, rebar.
Process Route
Timeline
Operating since 2027
Emissions
2024
0.024 Mt CO₂e
0.08 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
1,000
EAF
1,000
Steel Units
Inputs & Energy
Power Hydraulic, integrated plants; Four hydropower plants used as captive power plants
Steel Products
billet, wire rod, rebar
Ownership
Owner Kurum International ShA
Parent Kurum International ShA [100.0%]
Workforce 1,000 employees
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Location
Bradashesh
Europe
Albania
41.0946°, 20.0261°
At a Glance
- Route
- EAF
- Crude steel capacity
- 1,000 ttpa
- Commissioned
- 2027
- Products
- Semi-finished, finished rolled
- Certifications
- 1 recorded