Premium Steel Warri 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 1.0 million tonnes per year. Its main products are wire rod, mesh, bar, billet, round bar, rolled, angle, profile.
Process Route
Timeline
Emissions
2021
0.013 Mt CO₂e
1.00 t CO₂e per tonne of steel
Modelled estimate (Climate TRACE), not reported data. Methodology
Capacity (ttpa)
Crude Steel
1,000
EAF
1,000
DRI
1,020
Iron Units
Steel Units
Inputs & Energy
Power Captive Power Plant (upon revival)
Steel Products
wire rod, mesh, bar, billet, round bar, rolled, angle, profile
Ownership
Owner Premium Steel and Mines Ltd
Parent Premium Steel and Mines Ltd [100.0%]
Workforce 800 employees
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Location
Warri
Africa
Nigeria
5.4808°, 5.7698°
At a Glance
- Route
- DRI–EAF
- Crude steel capacity
- 1,000 ttpa
- Commissioned
- 1982
- Products
- Semi-finished, finished rolled