Middle East Direct Reduction Plants

Plant Location Capacity (Mt/y) Modules Product Start-up Status*
MIDREX PROCESS
Al-Tuwairqi Dammam, Saudi Arabia 1.00 2 DRI ‘07 C
Tuwairqi Steel Mills Karachi, Pakistan 1.28 1 DRI '08 C
EZDK I El Dikheila, Egypt 0.72 1 DRI ‘86 O
EZDK II El Dikheila, Egypt 0.80 1 DRI ‘97 O
EZDK III El Dikheila, Egypt 0.80 1 DRI ’00 O
Hadeed A & B Al-Jubail, Saudi Arabia 0.80 2 DRI ‘82/’83 O
Hadeed C Al-Jubail, Saudi Arabia 0.65 1 DRI ‘92 O
Hadeed E Al-Jubail, Saudi Arabia 1.76 1 DRI ‘07 C
Khouzestan Steel Co. Ahwaz, Iran 1.84 4 DRI 85/’90/’92/’01 O
LISCO 1 & 2 Misurata, Libya 1.10 2 DRI ‘89/’90 O
LISCO 3 Misurata, Libya 0.65 1 HBI ‘97 O
Mobarakeh Steel Co. A-E Mobarakeh, Iran 3.20 5 DRI ‘92/’93/’94 O
Mobarakeh Steel Co. F Mobarakeh, Iran 0.80 1 DRI ‘06 C
Qatar Steel Co. I Mesaieed, Qatar 0.40 1 DRI ‘78 O
Qatar Steel Co. II Mesaieed, Qatar 1.50 1 DRI/HBI ‘07 C
Shadeed Sohar, Oman 1.50 1 DRI/HBI ‘08 C

*Status Codes: O – Operating, I – Idle, C– Construction


Plant Location Capacity (Mt/y) Modules Product Start-up Status**
HYL PROCESS
Hadeed D Al-Jubail, Saudi Arabia 1.10 1 DRI ‘99 O
Khouzestan Steel Co. Ahwaz, Iran 1.03 3 DRI ‘93/’95 I/0**
General Holding Corp. 2 Abu Dhabi, UAE 1.60 1 DRI ‘08 C

**1 Module Operating/2 Modules at Idle

Source: Midrex Technologies, Inc.
Updated Apr-2007