Tembo Steels Iganga 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 600 thousand tonnes per year. Its main products are wire rod, rebar, sections, bar, angle, dri.
Process Route
DRIEAF
Timeline
Operating since 2022
Emissions
2025
0.3 Mt CO₂e
1.00 t CO₂e per tonne of steel
Modelled estimate (Climate TRACE), not reported data. Methodology
Capacity (ttpa)
Crude Steel
600
EAF
600
DRI
600
Iron Units
Steel Units
EAF
unknown EAF (1)operating
600 ttpawiki
Inputs & Energy
Iron ore Kabale
Steel Products
wire rod, rebar, sections, bar, angle, DRI
Ownership
Owner Tembo Steels Uganda Ltd
Parent Tembo Steels Uganda Ltd [100.0%]
Workforce 3,000 employees
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Location
Iganga
Africa
Uganda
0.6120°, 33.4576°
At a Glance
- Route
- DRI–EAF
- Crude steel capacity
- 600 ttpa
- Commissioned
- 2022
- Products
- Crude, semi-finished, finished rolled