Iranian Knowledge-Based Company Equips Baft Sponge Iron Production Plant with DRI Nanocatalysts

Phase I of the Baft Sponge Iron Production Plant as the most complete sponge iron production unit working with Iranian technology was put into operation back in 2019.

According to a report by the Iran Nanotechnology Innovation Council (INIC), phase II of the plant recently became operational with locally-produced direct reduced iron (DRI) nanocatalysts produced by a knowledge-based company.

This knowledge-based company is one of the largest nanotechnology companies and one of the leading producers of advanced industrial nanocatalysts such as active zinc oxide and desulfurization sorbents in the Middle East region, which has produced and delivered more than 5,000 tons of desulfurization sorbents for its customers in various industries including steel, refining, and petrochemical factories.

This Nanotech company, with the development of the knowhow of recovering base metals from used catalysts has not only been awarded for the best design at the highly presetigous Kharazmi International Festival, but it has a production line of nickel ingots and the recovery of other base metals among its other production lines. It has produced a large part of its needs for various base metals used in catalysts.

With the operationalization of phase II of Baft Sponge Iron Production Plant, the implementation of which has been carried out by Khatam al-Anbiya Construction Headquarters and the supervision of an engineering company, the production capacity of plant which was previously 800,000 tons, has increased to 1,600,000 tons of sponge iron.

Direct reduced iron (DRI), also called sponge iron is solid-state processes that reduce iron oxides to metallic iron at temperatures below the melting point of iron.

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