The Arab Iron and Steel Union (AISU) announced the winners of the Best Three Arab Scientific Research Papers in the Iron and Steel Industry for 2025 on October 8, during the 18th Arab Steel Summit, held in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, on October 7–8, 2025.
The first award was awarded to Eng. Ahmed Mehab, Refractories Manager at Arcosteel Company – Ashry Group – Egypt.
The second award went to Eng. Narottam Behera, R&D Expert at Emirates Steel – EMSTEEL Group – UAE, while the third award was went to Dr. Mostafa Anwar Metwally, Assistant Lecturer at the Department of Mining and Petroleum Engineering, Al-Azhar University – Egypt.
The companies affiliated with the winners were also honored — Mr. Ayman Al-Ashry, Chairman of Ashry Steel Group, and Mr. Ahmed Al Baloushi, Site Management Director at Emirates Steel, received recognition on behalf of their organizations.
The awards and certificates of appreciation were presented by Dr. Kamel Djoudi, Secretary General of Arab Iron and Steel Union, during the summit’s proceedings, in the presence of a large audience representing leading Arab and international steel companies.
The Arab Iron and Steel Union organized this competition with the aim of strengthening collaboration between universities, Arab research centers, and steel plants across the Arab world, to foster the development of the iron and steel industry in the region.
