Tosyalı to build 'world's largest DRI complex' in Libya

Making statements after the signing ceremony, the chairman of Tosyalı Holding, Fuat Tosyalı, said, "We are excited to expand our investments in the Mediterranean coasts of Africa, a priority investment region we identified and committed to years ago with great foresight. By focusing on value-added steel based on local production, our regional investments create a positive economic, environmental, and social impact by fostering value, employment, development, and welfare in the countries we enter. We will be very pleased to bring our expertise and capabilities in value - added steel production to Benghazi with this new complex where we have completed the ground investigation and engineering works, and where construction and assembly will start in the upcoming days. I firmly believe we will pioneer transforming the Libyan steel industry into an ecosystem that meets world steel industry needs by producing high-standard, high-quality green steel products with low carbon emissions, utilizing advanced technology, innovation, and R&D in the integrated facility we will establish. I hope this agreement will benefit both companies and our friendly and brotherly country, Libya."

Ahmed Gadalla, chairman of SULB, added, "We are delighted and proud to make a crucial step towards Libya's industrialization and the development of the steel industry by partnering with Tosyalı, a global steel producer and leader in green steel across three continents. This agreement will help both groups to make a big move forward and strengthen economic ties between Libya and Turkey even more. This investment will position Libya as a key player in global steel production and significantly impact green steel and decarbonization. I hope this major global investment will benefit both companies and Libya, following the rapid progress made in our partnership.”

With the agreement, the two companies established a brand-new company titled Tosyalı-SULB in Libya. As a part of the investment project, the ‘world's largest DRI plants’, as claimed by Tosyalı, with a total capacity of 8.1Mt, will be built. These plants will be equipped with MIDREX Flexi DRI technology, also utilized in Tosyalı Algérie. Investments will commence immediately for the first phase of the integrated iron and steel complex, which will have a capacity of 2.7Mt. The plant will supply the HBI (hot bricket iron) needs of the nearby region and Europe for green steel while further enhancing Tosyalı's global green steel producer position, the company has said.