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Iron & Steel Plants in Iran
Iran has 56 iron & steel plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 4th-largest fleet of the 91 countries that hold any, and 4% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 42 operating and 12 under construction or proposed.
The largest owner-operators are Iranian Mines & Mining Industries Development & Renovation Organization (16), small shareholder(s) (5) and Daric Investment Holding Co (4) — Iranian Mines & Mining Industries Development & Renovation Organization alone is named on 29% of them. Half of Iran's iron & steel plants in service predate 2014 (median commissioning year of the 36 with a known date), 16 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Esfahan Steel Isfahan plant, dating from 1971. 12 are in the pipeline, led by Amirkabir Arak Steel plant, proposed. They account for 9% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Iran.
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Who owns Iran's iron & steel plants
- Iranian Mines & Mining Industries Development & Renovation Organization16 29%
- small shareholder(s)5 9%
- Daric Investment Holding Co4 7%
- Mobarakeh Steel Co4 7%
- Chadormalu Mining & Industrial Co3 5%
- Ghadir Investment Company PJSC3 5%
- Mabna Khavar Miyaneh Co3 5%
- Pars Aryan Investment Co3 5%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1970s1
- 1980s1
- 1990s3
- 2000s7
- 2010s17
- 2020s7
Median commissioning year 2014 · oldest Esfahan Steel Isfahan plant (1971) · newest Torbat Heydarieh Khorasan Steel Complex (2025) · 36 of 56 carry a start date
Under construction & proposed
- Amirkabir Arak Steel plantproposed
- Arfa Iron and Steel Yazd plantconstruction
- Eqlid Steel Pars plantconstruction
- Gostar Almas Steel Saqqez Plantconstruction
- Iranian Alborz Steel Mazandaran plantconstruction
- Kurdistan Steel Qorveh steel plantconstruction
- Persian Gulf Negin Steel Khaf plantproposed
- Qeshm Steel Development Hormuzgan plantproposed
- Sabalan Iron and Steel Complexconstruction
- Saeb Steel Complexconstruction
- Sarmad Iron and Steel Complex Abarkouhconstruction
- Setareh Simin Hormoz DRI plantconstruction
How Iran compares · iron & steel plants by country
Frequently asked
- How many iron & steel plants are there in Iran?
- OverWatts maps 56 iron & steel plants in Iran — 4% of the world's mapped total, the 4th-largest national fleet of the 91 countries with any.
- Who owns the iron & steel plants in Iran?
- Iranian Mines & Mining Industries Development & Renovation Organization is named as owner or operator on the most — 16 of 56 (29%). Next are small shareholder(s) (5), Daric Investment Holding Co (4) and Mobarakeh Steel Co (4).
- How old are Iran's iron & steel plants?
- The median commissioning year is 2014, across the 36 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Esfahan Steel Isfahan plant (1971); 16 came online in the past ten years.
- What new iron & steel plants are being built in Iran?
- 12 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Amirkabir Arak Steel plant, Arfa Iron and Steel Yazd plant and Eqlid Steel Pars plant.