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Makran Steel Sistan and Baluchestan Complex

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DRI–EAF route · Chabahar, Middle East, Iran

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Makran Steel Sistan and Baluchestan Complex 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 3.0 million tonnes per year. Its main products are billet, slab, sheet, sections, rebar, hbi.

Process Route

DRIEAF

Timeline

Construction2019
Operating2030

Capacity (ttpa)

Crude Steel

3,000

EAF

3,000

DRI

1,600

Pelletising

5,000

Iron Units

DRI
unknown DRI (1)construction
1,600 ttpagas (unknown type)IRITECwiki
DRI
unknown DRI (2)announced
1,600 ttpawiki

Steel Units

EAF
unknown EAF (1)construction
1,500 ttpawiki
EAF
unknown EAF (2)construction
1,500 ttpawiki

Steel Products

billet, slab, sheet, sections, rebar, HBI

Ownership

Owner Makran Steel Co

Parent Iranian Mines & Mining Industries Development & Renovation Organization [8.5%]; unknown

Workforce 450 employees

State ownership Partial

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)

Steelmaking

Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) Steelmaking

Secondary Metallurgy

Ladle Furnace (LF) — Secondary Metallurgy

Casting

Continuous Casting

Rolling

Hot Rolling

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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).