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Shougang Group Kazakhstan green

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Fujian Hengwang Investment Co Ltd · DRI–EAF route · Eurasia, Kazakhstan

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Shougang Group Kazakhstan green 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. Its main products are wire rod, rebar, angle, profile, strip.

Process Route

DRIEAF

Timeline

Announced2024
Construction2025
Operating2027

Capacity (ttpa)

Crude Steel

3,000

EAF

3,000

DRI

3,000

Iron Units

DRI
unknown DRI (1)announced
960 ttpasyngas (reformed methane) · capablewiki
DRI
unknown DRI (2)announced
2,040 ttpasyngas (reformed methane) · capablewiki

Steel Units

EAF
unknown EAF (1)announced
1,000 ttpawiki
EAF
unknown EAF (2)announced
2,000 ttpawiki

Inputs & Energy

Iron ore Lomonovskoye ore mine

Steel Products

wire rod, rebar, angle, profile, strip

Ownership

Owner Fujian Hengwang Investment Co Ltd

Parent Fujian Hengwang Investment Co Ltd [100.0%]

Workforce 2,500 employees

Country Context

Kazakhstan 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).