MIDREX® Plants with 4th Quarter Anniversaries

Jindal Steel Sohar

Formerly JindalShadeed and Shadeed Iron & Steel Company (aka Hamil Steel)

Location: Sohar, Oman

• Start-up: December 2010
• Product: HDRI/HBI
• Rated Capacity: 1.5 Mt/y

Jindal Steel Sohar is the largest privately-owned integrated steel producer in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region. In 2023, the Jindal Group acquired Sohar Steel after it had been shut down for several years.

The first-of-its-kind MIDREX HOTLINK Plant is designed for charging HDRI by gravity flow at 600-650° C to the adjacent electric arc furnace (EAF) melt shop and is equipped with briquetting machines to produce HBI as a secondary income source. Jindal Steel Sohar has produced more than 22 million metric tons of DRI products since 2010, and set numerous production records in 2024: annual (1.951+ Mt), monthly (169,646t in March), and daily and hourly (5,610t and 233.75t, respectively, on 16 March), as well as operating hours (8,725+ of 8,784 available, a worldwide record for MIDREX Plants).

Read more about Jindal Steel Sohar at www.jindalsteel.om/jindal-steel-sohar

Cleveland-Cliffs Toledo HBI

Location: Toledo, OH, USA

• Start-up: December 2020
• Product: HBI
• Rated Capacity: 1.6 Mt/y

Hot-briquetted iron (HBI) is a compact, high-quality metallic feedstock that serves as a premium alternative to prime scrap and imported pig iron. The Cleveland-Cliffs Direct Reduction facility, the first of its kind in the Great Lakes region, produces HBI that is used throughout the company’s operations, including in blast furnaces, basic oxygen furnaces, and electric arc furnaces, as well as supplied to third-parties.

The production and use of HBI are integral to Cleveland-Cliffs’ greenhouse gas reduction strategy. With its low-cost production advantages, alignment with the steel industry’s decarbonization goals, the shrinking supply of domestic prime scrap, and the continued expansion of electric arc furnace (EAF) capacity in the United States, the Toledo Direct Reduction Plant is positioned to deliver significant and lasting value for the company.

Read more about Cleveland-Cliffs Toledo HBI at www.clevelandcliffs.com/operations/steelmaking/toledo-dr-plant