Ozmert Algeria 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 390 thousand tonnes per year. Its main products are rebar, billet.
Process Route
DRIEAF
Timeline
Announced2016
Operating2023
Emissions
2025
0.38 Mt CO₂e
1.00 t CO₂e per tonne of steel
Modelled estimate (Climate TRACE), not reported data. Methodology
Capacity (ttpa)
Crude Steel
390
EAF
390
DRI
500
Iron Units
DRI
unknown DRI (1)operating
500 ttpawiki
Steel Units
Inputs & Energy
Power On-site gas-powered turbines
Iron ore Alwaznah and Bu Khadhrah mines
Met coal Bechar
Steel Products
rebar, billet
Ownership
Owner Ozmert Algeria SARL
Parent Ozmert Algeria SARL [100.0%]
Workforce 1,500 employees
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Location
Tebessa
Africa
Algeria
35.4786°, -0.6214°
At a Glance
- Route
- DRI–EAF
- Crude steel capacity
- 390 ttpa
- Commissioned
- 2023