Tosyali Sonangol Kassinga 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 1.0 million tonnes per year. Its main products are long products.
Process Route
DRIEAF
Timeline
Announced 2019
Capacity (ttpa)
Crude Steel
1,000
EAF
1,000
DRI
1,200
Pelletising
4,100
Iron Units
DRI
unknown DRI (1)announced
1,200 ttpawiki
Steel Units
EAF
unknown EAF (1)announced
1,000 ttpawiki
Inputs & Energy
Iron ore Jamba Mineira Mine (P100000128033, to be reactivated)
Steel Products
long products
Ownership
Owner Tosyali Iron and Steel Angola SA; Sonangol EP
Parent Sonangol EP [100.0%]; Tosyalı Holding AŞ
State ownership Partial
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Location
Kassinga
Africa
Angola
-15.2637°, 16.0655°
At a Glance
- Route
- DRI–EAF
- Crude steel capacity
- 1,000 ttpa