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Qeshm Steel Development Hormuzgan

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DRI–EAF route · Qeshm Free Zone, Middle East, Iran

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Qeshm Steel Development Hormuzgan 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.

Process Route

DRIEAF

Timeline

Announced 2014

Capacity (ttpa)

Crude Steel

3,000

EAF

3,000

DRI

3,400

Pelletising

5,000

Iron Units

DRI
unknown DRI (1)announced
1,700 ttpawiki
DRI
unknown DRI (2)announced
1,700 ttpawiki

Steel Units

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

Inputs & Energy

Power 500 MW onsite power plant

Ownership

Owner Qeshm Steel Development Co

Parent Qeshm Steel Development Co [100.0%]

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

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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).