SMS Group produces direct reduced iron by direct reduction — solid metallic iron made by reducing ore below its melting point — a feedstock for electric steelmaking.
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How direct reduction works
The process behind this plant, explained from first principles.
Process Route
DRI
Timeline
Announced 2024
Capacity (ttpa)
DRI
2,500
Iron Units
DRI
unknown DRI (1)announced
2,500 ttpawiki
Ownership
Owner SMS Group GmbH
Parent Siemag Weiss GmbH & Co KG
Workforce 1,000 employees
Country Context
Egypt crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.
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Location
Africa
Egypt
26.7879°, 30.5725°
At a Glance
- Route
- DRI–EAF