Jindal Shadeed, a subsidiary of Jindal Steel and Power Ltd., owns and operates a 2 MTPA
Steel Melting Shop (SMS) which is Oman’s first and largest SMS, and also the third largest Steel Plant
in the Middle East & Gulf Region. The facility at Sohar, Oman is powered by an integrated and highly
automated steel plant, with 1.5 MTPA HBI, 2 MTPA SMS and 1.4 MTPA Rebar Mill.
JSPL had acquired Shadeed Iron and Steel’s 1.5 MTPA gas-based HBI plant at Sohar Industrial Port
area, Oman at a cost of US $ 500 million in 2010. The facility is engineered by world-renowned Kobe
Steel (Japan) and Midrex (USA), leaders in the field of direct iron technology. This facility supports
the strong demand for steel in the Middle East and North African countries, which has a supply
shortfall estimated at more than 12 MT.
In April 2014, the company successfully commissioned its 2 MTPA Integrated Steel Plant (ISP) in
Sohar, Oman. The facility using state-of-art technology from M/s Danielli Italy, was commissioned in
record 23 months from the date of commencement of the site work. Earlier, Jindal Shadeed had set up
a 1.8 MTPA DRI plant, which has been operating to its full capacity for the last two years.
The new plant, inter alia, comprises of the following features:
- Electric arc furnace (EAF): With nominal capacity of 200 tonnes, this is the largest in Middle
East. It has unique feature to directly charge Hot DRI at 6500 C into EAF by gravity and thereby
facilitates substantial energy saving. This is the world's first fravity hot DRI feeding system.
The furnace is modern and technically superior.
- Ladle furnace: Capacity of the furnace is 200 tonnes. This is one of its kind in Middle East.
Liquid steel is treated in the furnace to get desired chemistry and temperature.
- Continuous casting machine: This is a combination of high speed caster to produce billets and
blooms in square and round sections. It has 8 strands and is the largest and first of its kind in
the world. The nominal capacity of the machine is 2 MTPA. The machine is capable of casting the
following range of sections.
a) Square billets ranging from 100 mm to 220 mm.
b) Square blooms up to 350 mm x 350 mm and rectangular blooms up to 350 mm x 380
mm.
c) Round sections from 180 mm to 406 mm.
d) Vacuum degassing furnace: Special steels are processed through the furnace to
cater to specific customer needs.
