In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
- His Excellency Eng. Saad Sherida Al-KaabiMinister of State for Energy Affairs – State of Qatar
- Your Excellencies the Ambassadors of the Arab Countries
- His Excellency Mr. Awad Al-Khalidi, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Arab Iron and Steel Union
- Ladies and Gentlemen Participants in the Arab Steel Summit 2024
- Peace, mercy and blessings of God be upon you
- First, I would like to extend my sincere thanks and appreciation to His Excellency Eng. Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, Minister of State for Energy Affairs in the State of Qatar, for sponsoring this conference and honoring us today at the opening ceremony.
- Your support for this conference reflects your great interest in developing the iron and steel industry and confirms your commitment to developing cooperation between Arab countries.
- I would also like to extend my thanks and gratitude to the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Union, Mr. Awad Al-Khalidi, for his attendance and continuous support for the Union.
- Thanks also to Mr. Abdul Rahman Ali Al-Abdullah, CEO of Qatar Steel, and to the entire work team for the efforts made and continuous cooperation with us to make this conference a success and the high professionalism of this team, which played a major role in achieving this success.
Ladies and Gentlemen
- I am pleased to welcome you to the Arab Steel Summit 2024 under the slogan “The Future of the Iron and Steel Industry”.
- This annual gathering represents an important station for us to meet and exchange ideas and visions between decision-makers in the iron and steel industry and experts at the Arab and international levels at a time when the world and the Arab region are witnessing a set of multi-dimensional challenges that inevitably affect the iron and steel industry.
- The future of the iron and steel industry is closely linked to sustainability and innovation, as modern technologies and scientific research play a pivotal role in developing this industry.
- When we talk about sustainability, we mean reducing the environmental impact of this industry and using new production techniques to reach what is called “green steel”, especially in light of the commitment to environmental standards and legislation set by global systems.
- This is what we will address through multiple and very distinctive sessions and working papers presented by the largest technology companies in the world.
- When we talk about innovation, we mean finding scientific and applied solutions that will make this industry more efficient.
- This is what the Arab Iron and Steel Union worked on by organizing for the first time the competition for the best three Arab scientific researches in iron and steel for the year 2024, which witnessed the competition of about 30 Arab scientific researches in various specializations from eight Arab countries.
- We hope that this competition will be a first step towards building bridges of cooperation between scientific research, which is the basis of development, and the industrial sector, and that we will continue to support this initiative together for the year 2025, God willing.
- Thank you all and we wish you a pleasant stay in your second country, the State of Qatar, and thank you to His Excellency the Minister
- peace, mercy, and blessings of God be upon you