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North West Steel Industries Ariq

operating

DRI–EAF route · Malekan, Middle East, Iran

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North West Steel Industries Ariq 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 800 thousand tonnes per year. Its main products are dri, billet, rebar.

Process Route

DRIEAF

Timeline

Operating since 2017

Capacity (ttpa)

Crude Steel

800

EAF

800

DRI

800

Iron Units

DRI
unknown DRI (1)operating
800 ttpagas (unknown type)wiki

Steel Units

EAF
unknown EAF (1)operating
800 ttpawiki

Inputs & Energy

Power 130 MW line

Steel Products

DRI, billet, rebar

Ownership

Owner North West Steel Industries Co

Parent North West Steel Industries Co [100.0%]

Workforce 1,000 employees

Country Context

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

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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).