Mobarakeh rebuilding roof of steelmaking unit damaged in attacks
Iran’s Mobarakeh Steel Company is rebuilding the roof of its damaged steelmaking unit as part of efforts to restore production after parts of the facility were destroyed during the 40-day US-Israeli war that began on February 28, its officials said.
The reconstruction, one of the first steps toward returning the steelmaking unit to operation, is being carried out using domestic capabilities, ILNA reported on Sunday.
The first phase involves the fabrication of nearly 180 metric tons of steel structures and about 200 roof components for Furnaces No. 7 and 8, while work on a second phase covering additional sections of the facility is underway.
Company officials said all manufacturing stages, including cutting, welding, machining and painting, were completed in line with quality standards and the components are ready for installation.
Meanwhile, the second phase of the project, covering reconstruction of the roof of Module A and Furnaces No. 1 through No. 4, has been outsourced to contractors, with modeling and fabrication currently underway.
Mahmoud Sedaqatnasab, head of Mobarakeh Steel’s Central Repair Workshop, said the rapid launch of the reconstruction project, relying on in-house resources alongside outsourced work, had distinguished the effort.
“The reconstruction of the steelmaking roof is not just a key project but the first step in reviving one of the most critical sections of production,” he said.
Project supervisor Danial Begdeli said restoring the steelmaking site to production had been the top priority after it was damaged during the war.
He said the fabrication process, including cutting, assembly, welding and painting of nearly 180 metric tons of steel structures and 200 components, was completed in less than two months.
Ma’ad Soltani, the project’s preparation and planning supervisor, said the engineering team had faced technical challenges because the original drawings dated back about three decades and had been prepared from scanned documents, while some of the specified steel sections were no longer available.
He said the team reviewed the documentation and remodeled all trusses while preserving the original design requirements, helping speed up material procurement.
Behzad Momeni, head of the steel structure workshop, said the project faced tight deadlines and technical complexity, but careful planning enabled the fabrication work to proceed on schedule.
He described the reconstruction as “a demonstration of Mobarakeh Steel’s technical expertise and the high capabilities of domestic manufacturing.”
According to the report, the first phase of the reconstruction was completed without any safety incidents, while work on the second phase remains underway. Company officials said the goal is to restore the unit’s production capacity to operation as quickly as possible.