Driving Global Sustainability in Iron & Steelmaking

Originally part of the Korf Group, Midrex’s early focus was on proving the technical merits of the MIDREX® Process, which included building and operating test facilities to evaluate iron ores and demonstrate how they would react in a Midrex-designed reduction furnace. Since Kobe Steel’s acquisition in 1983, Midrex has not only continued as the research & development center of all direct reduction-related activities but has taken on the responsibility of managing commercial activities. This includes plant sales development, the selection and coordination of construction partners, and reciprocal relationships with MIDREX Plant operators (process licensees) around the world.

Today, Midrex operates across the globe, from its Charlotte headquarters to offices in the UK, UAE, India, and China. Our teams manage everything from engineering and plant optimization to facilitating financing for new projects. Collectively, MIDREX Plants have produced more direct reduced iron (DRI) than all other DRI plants combined.

As COO, I am proud to build on the foundation President and CEO K.C. Woody laid. My focus is on integrating operations, sales, and marketing across our global offices to enhance coordination and strengthen support for our plant operators. In 2025, through our Global Services team, we will make available advanced digitalization for operations throughout the family of MIDREX Plants.

GLOBAL REACH AND REGIONAL EXPERTISE

Midrex UK Limited

Midrex UK, established in 2009, was our first permanent office located outside the US. It has been extraordinarily successful in helping our clients access financing expertise and Export Credit Agency (ECA) resources through UK Export Finance (UKEF), which provides both sovereign guarantees for commercial bank loans and direct lending. The office provides an excellent location for meeting with potential clients and suppliers, as well as ready access to a wealth of commercial and investment banks and financial consultants.

Midrex Technologies India Private, Ltd.

With the increased interest in direct reduction as the preferred ironmaking process for decarbonizing steel production, Midrex India opened in 2011 to provide regional sales and support services as well as financial and administrative support for Midrex offices in Dubai and Shanghai. Midrex established the India Engineering Center in 2022 as a multi-discipline team of engineers and designers trained on Midrex systems and designs, thus enabling Midrex to conduct seamless project engineering around the clock. They support project estimating and proposal preparation, as well as provide site support, commissioning and start-up assistance, and plant lifecycle engineering solutions.

Midrex Technologies Gulf Services FZCO

The decision to establish a hub for Midrex Global Services support in the MENA region and Eastern Hemisphere resulted in the opening of Midrex Technologies Gulf Services FZCO in Dubai, UAE, in 2019. The office places Midrex customer support resources closer to our clients and licensees to provide faster response time and increased flexibility. Midrex Gulf Services is equipped to provide integrated plant solutions that are a tailored fit for each specific operation.

Midrex Metallurgy Technology Services (Shanghai) Ltd.

There is no doubt that China will become a major market for direct reduction processes. Since 2011, we have maintained an office in Shanghai to identify and develop opportunities for both Midrex and Kobe Steel products and technologies and ensure we are synchronized with the pace of change in the Chinese steel industry.

At Midrex, we believe the best technology solutions are ethical, elegant, practical, and completely satisfy the needs of our clients. Through the coordinated efforts of our teammates around the world, we are striving every day to deliver on that belief and ensure a more sustainable future for iron and steel production.

MIDREX GLOBAL OFFICES