Suez Steel Solb Misr Attaka 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 2.1 million tonnes per year. Its main products are slab, rebar, billet, coil, spool, beam.
Process Route
Timeline
Operating since 2000
Emissions
2025
1.35 Mt CO₂e
1.00 t CO₂e per tonne of steel
Modelled estimate (Climate TRACE), not reported data. Methodology
Capacity (ttpa)
Crude Steel
2,080
EAF
2,080
DRI
1,950
Pelletising
5,000
Production
Crude steel production: 1,670 ttpa (2023)
Iron Units
Steel Units
Steel Products
slab, rebar, billet, coil, spool, beam
Ownership
Owner Suez Steel Company SAE
Parent LITAT Holding Co Ltd
Workforce 1,500 employees
Country Context
Egypt crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.
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Location
Attaka
Africa
Egypt
29.9279°, 32.4377°
At a Glance
- Route
- DRI–EAF
- Crude steel capacity
- 2,080 ttpa
- Commissioned
- 2000
- Products
- Semi-finished, finished rolled
- Certifications
- 2 recorded