Metso to supply DRI smelting and rotary kiln for Eti Bakir’s Mazidagi zero-waste plant
- Order value approximately EUR 55 million, booked in the Minerals segment’s 2026 third‑quarter orders received.
- Delivery includes SL/RN Xtra rotary kiln pellet direct reduction and a 30 MVA Metso Outotec DRI Smelting Furnace with a hot feeding system.
- This is the first commercial‑scale delivery of Metso’s DRI Smelting Furnace technology.
- Project will convert leach residue into molten hot metal, iron and slag to support Eti Bakir’s zero‑waste Mazidagi complex in Türkiye.
Deal and accounting
Metso has secured an order worth approximately EUR 55 million for core process technology and equipment for Eti Bakir’s Mazidagi site; the order is recorded in the Minerals segment’s 2026 third‑quarter orders received.
Technology scope
The integrated supply covers basic and equipment engineering plus advisory services for an SL/RN Xtra rotary kiln pellet direct reduction process integrated with a 30 MVA Metso Outotec DRI Smelting Furnace. The scope includes a hot feeding system for the DRI smelter.
Purpose and outcomes
The solution is designed to thermally treat and smelt leach residue into molten hot metal, producing iron and slag products while reducing on‑site waste streams and supporting Eti Bakir’s objective to operate a zero‑waste industrial complex at Mazidagi.
Partnership context
Metso and Eti Bakir have an established relationship; Metso previously supplied beneficiation, calcination, off‑gas cleaning, sulfuric acid and metal recovery leaching plants for the Mazidagi site.
Source: Metso
