Arab countries

Opening of a complex for manufacturing and supplying steel pipes with investments of 220 million dirhams in Abu Dhabi

Tenaris, a company specialized in manufacturing and supplying steel pipes, opened a new industrial complex in Abu Dhabi under the name Etihad Pipes, with an investment of 220 million dirhams. The new industrial complex was established under a long-term partnership between ADNOC and Tenaris. The new complex has an area of 200,000 square meters and …

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CEO of Emirates Steel Group, Arkan: Emirates Steel’s share is between 60-65%

Saeed Ghumran Al Rumaithi, CEO of Emirates Steel Group Arkan, confirmed that the UAE is considered one of the few countries recording growth in demand for iron in light of the current global circumstances, indicating the company’s keenness to stabilize iron prices in the local market. Al-Rumaithi explained that the local market recorded an increase …

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Emirates Steel Arkan achieves profits of 602 million dirhams in 2023, with a growth of 18%

Emirates Arkan Steel announced an 18% growth in net profits to 601.9 million dirhams, compared to net profits of 510.2 million dirhams in 2022. These positive results reflect the strong demand from local and international customers for value-added products, the continuous improvement in the revenues and profits of the building materials unit, as well as …

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Yamamah Steel achieves profits of 29.5 million riyals at the end of Q1 end of December 2023

Al Yamamah Steel Industries Company, which manufactures metal products to serve the construction, electricity and communications sectors, achieved profits of 29.5 million riyals at the end of the first quarter ending in December 2023. This compared to losses of 41.9 million riyals achieved during the same period in 2022. Quarterly comparison (million) item Q1 2023 …

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Muhaj Baghdad signs with Danieli to develop rolling mill plant

Muhaj Baghdad, an Iraqi-based company, has signed a contract with Danieli to develop a new 500,000-tpy rolling mill facility plant for rebar. The planned facility plant would use Danieli’s high-speed rolling technology to create high-quality rebar with a diameter of 10 to 40 mm. The plant will be constructed in the industrial district of Al-Hilla, …

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El Nasr Pipes adds a new production line for seamless pipes

The Minister of Public Business Sector, Dr. Mahmoud Esmat, toured the factories of El-Nasr Steel Pipe Manufacturing Company. Which included the three main sectors for the production of longitudinally and spirally welded pipes. The stages of the production process in each sector, and the extent of commitment to the availability of a sufficient stock of …

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AISU trained a group from Bahrain Steel in the field of iron ore pelletizing

Within the framework of the objectives of the Arab Iron and Steel Union to focus on human development and raising skills in the field of iron and steel, the Union trained a group of engineers and technicians at the Bahrain Steel Company through the training program “Iron Ore Pelletization Technology” . The program addresses the …

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39.3 million pounds in iron and steel sales to mines and quarries in December

The Iron and Steel Company for Mines and Quarries announced that it achieved total sales in last December amounting to 39.3 million pounds. The company explained, in a statement to the Egyptian Stock Exchange today, that sales of Bahariya Oasis mines in December amounted to 39.28 million pounds. The Company added that the sales value …

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Al Jazeera Steel Products signed a memorandum of understanding to transport raw materials via the Omani-Emirati railway network

Oman and Etihad Rail signed a memorandum of understanding with Al Jazeera Steel Products Company to establish a strategic framework for cooperation in the field of logistical solutions for transporting raw materials and finished products in a more efficient, effective and sustainable manner. Under the memorandum, “Oman and Etihad Rail” will employ the Omani-UAE railway …

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Qatar Energy awards contracts worth $6 billion for the project to develop the largest oil field in Qatar

Qatar Energy Company announced the award of contracts worth $6 billion for a project to increase oil production from Al Shaheen Field, the largest oil field in Qatar, by about 100,000 barrels per day. According to a statement published by Qatar Energy Company on its website, four main contract packages have been awarded for engineering, …

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Signing an agreement to manage and operate Delta Steel factories at maximum capacity

An agreement was signed between the Metallurgical Industries Holding Company and the Chinese Shengli (Fujian) Investment and Development Company Limited to manage and operate billet production factories at the Delta Steel Company, within the framework of the general direction of supporting local manufacturing, increasing production, developing and modernizing the industry, and the strategy of the …

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Tunisia : Ministry of Economy applies for a loan from the European Bank for the benefit of ELFOULADH company

The Minister of Finance, who is in charge of running the Ministry of Economy and Planning in Tunisia, Siham Al-Boughdiri Namsiya, confirmed that the Ministry of Economy has approached the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to obtain a loan worth $70 million with the aim of renewing the means of production of the “ELFOULADH” …

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The Saudi Iron and Steel Company announces an increase in rebar prices for February

The Saudi Iron and Steel Company (Hadeed) announced the official prices for selling rebar for February at 2,350 Saudi riyals per ton ($627 per ton), an increase of 25 Saudi riyals per ton ($7 per ton) compared to the level of January. The company resorted to this increase to balance costs. Despite the sufficient local …

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Egypt: Ezz Steel announces new prices for flat steel

Ezz Steel Company announced the prices of flat steel starting from January 27, 2024, to become EGP 59,100  per ton, an increase of EGP 9,800 over the prices of last week, month, EXW, including value-added tax.  Statement including VAT Flat Steel 59,100

Egyptian Ministry of Commerce: Denies studying the cancellation of dumping duties on rebar imports

The Ministry of Trade and Industry in Egypt said that there is no study on canceling dumping duties on imports of rebar originating from or exported from Turkey, Ukraine, and China, as reported in the media. She said in a statement on Tuesday: “There is no study to amend the applicable fees or cancel them, …

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Egypt: Ezz Steel announces new prices for flat steel

Ezz Steel Company announced the prices of flat steel starting from January 20, 2024, to become EGP 49,300  per ton, an increase of EGP 3,800 over the prices of last week, month, EXW, including value-added tax.  Statement including VAT Flat Steel 49,300

Emirates Steel Arkan signs a contract worth $2 billion with Bahrain Steel

Emirates Steel Arkan  announced that it has signed a 5-year contract with Bahrain Steel to supply iron ore pellets. The contract, worth about $2 billion (about 7.3 billion dirhams), was signed at the fourth meeting of the Integrated Industrial Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Economic Development, which was recently held in Bahrain. The new agreement will …

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Saudi Arabia signs a memorandum of understanding with the Brazilian Vale Company for the iron ore project

The Royal Commission for Jubail signed a memorandum of understanding with the Brazilian mining company Vale to develop an iron ore briquette project in the Kingdom. The memorandum of understanding was signed on the sidelines of the Future Metals Forum, which lasted for two days, during which the Brazilian company presented its ambitious plans in …

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Al-Jazeera Steel’s profits increased to 4.13 million riyals, 32%, by the end of 2023

The profits of Al-Jazeera Steel Company, which operates in the iron pipe industry, rose to 4.13 million Omani riyals (33 baisa/share) by the end of 2023. This is compared to profits of 3.14 million riyals achieved in the same period in 2022, as the following table shows: Income List Period 2022 2023 Changes Revenue (million …

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