In 2025, Tosyalı Algérie’s module 2 achieved an output of 2.43 million tons of direct reduced iron (DRI), representing an exceptional achievement and setting a new global benchmark during its first year of operation.
In addition to this exceptional result, Tosyalı Algérie’s first DR module also delivered outstanding performance levels in 2025, ranking third globally in annual DRI production, which further underlines Tosyalı’s leadership and scale in direct reduction ironmaking.
Supplied by Midrex Technologies, Inc. and its consortium partner Paul Wurth, part of SMS group, the record-breaking module 2 is a MIDREX® plant capable of producing both hot direct reduced iron (HDRI) and cold direct reduced iron (CDRI).
Commenting on this record, Tosyalı Holding Board Chairman Fuat Tosyalı said, “As one of the world’s leading green steel producers, we continue our DRI investments at our facility in Algeria, delivering lower carbon emissions. Since 2020, our Tosyalı Algérie plant has broken the world DRI production record every year. In 2025, beyond the record achieved by our second module, our first DRI module also delivered a strong performance, ranking third globally in annual DRI production further confirming the scale and consistency of our twin-DRI strategy. 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.”
Tosyalı’s 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.