Tete Steel Maputo 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 500 thousand tonnes per year. Its main products are billet, wire rod, rebar.
Process Route
DRIEAF
Timeline
Announced2016
Construction2022
Operating2027
Capacity (ttpa)
Crude Steel
500
EAF
500
DRI
1,100
Sinter
1,180
Iron Units
Steel Units
Inputs & Energy
Power 53 mw co-generation plant
Iron ore Captive Tenge-rioni iron mine
Steel Products
billet, wire rod, rebar
Ownership
Owner Baobab Steel Ltd
Parent Baobab Steel Ltd [100.0%]
Workforce 2,580 employees
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Location
Tete
Africa
Mozambique
-15.7243°, 33.7627°
At a Glance
- Route
- DRI–EAF
- Crude steel capacity
- 500 ttpa
- Commissioned
- 2027
- Products
- Semi-finished, finished rolled