Companies of the Turkish OYAK Group put new equipment into operation

Turkish steel producers Erdemir and Isdemir (part of the OYAK Mining and Metallurgical Group) have completed two major investment projects in line with their sustainable growth goals and net zero roadmap. This is reported by Gerçek Gündem.

Erdemir has put into operation a renovated coke oven battery No. 4. This will help balance coke production, reduce dependence on imports and cut costs. Battery No. 4, which replaced Batteries No. 1 and No. 2, which had been in operation since 1965, has an annual production capacity of 800 thousand tons. The advanced automation infrastructure will also improve environmental performance through advanced dust collection and filtration systems. All the processes at the facility, from design to testing, were carried out by the Erdemir Engineering and Erdemir teams.

At the same time, Isdemir commissioned a new blast furnace No. 1 with an annual production capacity of 2.8 million tons of pig iron, making it the largest in Turkey. The project was developed and implemented with the participation of Turkish engineers. It will allow the company to reduce costs, increase efficiency and contribute to sustainable production.

The new blast furnace was built by reconstructing the old blast furnace No. 1 using the most modern technologies. The number of tuyeres increased from 16 to 32 and the number of pouring holes increased from one to four, making the production process faster and more efficient. In addition, energy consumption was reduced due to the modernized raw material supply system and optimized heating technology.

Erdemir, Turkey’s largest integrated producer of flat and long products, recorded total investment expenditures of $1.07 billion in 2024.