The Board of Directors of the Chamber of Metal Industries at the Afro-Asian General Union of Investors held its first meeting on the sidelines of the Middle East Iron and Steel Conference in Dubai. The meeting addressed the major transformations taking place in the global iron and steel industry, particularly shifts in trade flows, the rise of protectionist policies, and the accelerating move toward low-carbon production.
In a statement, the Board of Directors of the Afro-Asian General Union of Investors announced the formation of the Chamber of Metal Industries under the chairmanship of Ayman El-Ashry, President of the Cairo Chamber of Commerce, in recognition of his strong contributions and extensive international expertise in the steel industry.
The statement added that the Chamber’s Board of Directors includes a group of experts and producers from the metal industries sector, among them Jasem Mohammed Al-Abbas, Vice Chairman of the National Iron Industry Committee at the Federation of Saudi Chambers; Assem Hussein, Founder and CEO of Gulf Steel Group from the United Arab Emirates; Fadi Al-Debaei, former member of the Syrian Iron and Steel Council; Mostafa Saber, Head of the Gold and Precious Metals Division; and Dr. Mohamed Sherif Saleh, Head of the Aluminum Division at the Union.
