Tosyalı Algérie sets new world DRI production record

Steel company Tosyalı Algérie has established a new world record for direct reduced iron (DRI). In 2025, Tosyalı Algérie’s module 2 achieved an output of 2.43 million tons, setting a new global benchmark during its first year of operation.

Tosyalı Algérie operates two direct reduction plants. Module 2 was supplied by Midrex Technologies and its consortium partner Paul Wurth, a company of the SMS group. The Midrex plant produces both hot direct reduced iron (HDRI) and cold direct reduced iron (CDRI). According to SMS, the first DR module ranked third worldwide in annual DRI production in 2025.
The second DRI plant is integrated with a new electric arc furnace (EAF) by means of a hot transport conveyor, allowing HDRI to be continuously charged into the EAF. This configuration increases melt shop productivity while delivering significant energy savings and reduced emissions. During EAF maintenance or outage periods, the plant can seamlessly switch to producing CDRI at full capacity, maximizing overall operational availability.
Commenting on this record, Tosyalı Holding Board Chairman Fuat Tosyalı said, “With the commissioning of our second DRI last year, Tosyalı Algérie has reached the position of being the facility with one of the world’s largest twin DRI plants. Thanks to the advanced technology it uses, the second DRI facility became the first plant in the world to start commercial production with the capability of operating on both natural gas and—through a minor modification—100 percent hydrogen.”
Source: SMS group