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Sultanate of Oman’s First Ferrochrome Smelter

Core Strengths of ATFA’s Cutting-Edge Ferrochrome Production Facility

Advanced Smelting Technology

Equipped with two 24 MVA furnaces.

Strategic Location

Close to Sohar Port, utilizing Oman’s resources.

25 MW Captive Solar Power

Solar-powered, ensuring energy efficiency.

International Joint Venture

Partnership between Muscat Overseas Group (Oman) & LL-Resources GmbH (Austria).
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Al Tamman Ferro Alloys (FZC) LLC

Al Tamman Ferro Alloys (FZC) LLC (ATFA) is Sultanate of Oman’s first Ferrochrome Smelter. The production facilities are located at Free Zone Sohar in proximity to Sohar port.

Oman is a major exporter of Chromite Ore. Abundant mid-grade Chromite Ore deposits, coupled with consistent supply of electrical energy from Oman grid, supply from captive solar power station and proximity to Sohar port makes this venture ideally positioned to showcase the capability of Oman as a leading supplier of Ferrochrome.

State-of-the-Art Ferrochrome Production Facility

ATFA’s operational facilities are spread over an area of 19 hectares. Located at Free Zone Sohar. The facilities are connected by the Sohar Port which is around 10km away from the plant. The Installed capacity of the smelting plant is 75,000 mtpa high carbon Ferrochrome. ATFA have a dedicated Solar power power plant of 25 MW capacity.

The Company is a 50:50 Joint Venture between Muscat Overseas Group of Oman and LL-Resources GmbH Austria and was setup with the objective to tap the potential of chrome ore reserves in Oman by establishing an upstream facility to manufacture value added products.

In the year 2013, the Company commissioned the first Ferrochrome smelter in Oman, by installing one 24 MVA capacity furnace as part of first phase of the project. The second furnace of same capacity was commissioned in 2014.

Smelting

ATFA is the First Ferroalloy production facility in the Sultanate of Oman and First Ferrochrome smelter in the GCC countries. ATFA is also the First Industry in the Sultanate of Oman with a captive solar power generation facility.

Plant – Plot no. 3490, Free Zone – Sohar, Sultanate of Oman. Tel. : +968 26947200, FAX : +968 26947216

Muscat office – PO Box 592, Postal Code 131, Al Hamriya, Sultanate of Oman. Tel : +968 24792559