Shadegan Steel Complex
operatingDRI–EAF route · Bandar Imam Khomeini, Middle East, Iran
Shadegan Steel 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 1.0 million tonnes per year. Its main products are dri, billet.
Process Route
Timeline
Capacity (ttpa)
Crude Steel
1,000
EAF
1,000
DRI
805
Production
Iron production: 805 ttpa (2021)
Iron Units
Steel Units
Steel Products
DRI, billet
Ownership
Owner Shadegan Steel Industry Co
Parent Iranian Mines & Mining Industries Development & Renovation Organization [35.0%]
Workforce 1,700 employees
State ownership Full
Country Context
Iran crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.
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Location
Bandar Imam Khomeini
Middle East
Iran
30.5660°, 48.9398°
At a Glance
- Route
- DRI–EAF
- Crude steel capacity
- 1,000 ttpa
- Commissioned
- 2017
- Products
- Crude
- Certifications
- 1 recorded