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SMS Group

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DRI–EAF route · Africa, Egypt

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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.

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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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).