Qatar Steel

24°57′4″N 51°34′29″E / 24.95111°N 51.57472°E / 24.95111; 51.57472

Qatar Steel
Company typeGovernment Corporation
IndustrySteel Milling
Founded1974; 50 years ago (1974)
Headquarters,
Key people
Saad Rashid Al-Muhannadi
(Chairman)
Abdulrahman Ali Al-Abdulla
(Managing Director and CEO)
ProductsSponge Iron
Hot Briquetted Iron (HBI)
Steel Billets
Deformed Bars
Wire-Rod and Rebar In Coils
Number of employees
1,820
ParentIndustries Qatar
SubsidiariesQatar Steel Company FZE
Websitewww.qatarsteel.com.qa

Qatar Steel (formerly QASCO)[1] was formed in 1974 as the first integrated steel plant in the Eastern Arabia region.[2][3] Commercial production commenced in 1978 with the company becoming wholly owned by Industries Qatar in 2003.

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  2. ^ "United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia". 6 October 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  3. ^ "QASCO Integrated Steel Plant, Mesaieed, Qatar". Retrieved 11 May 2022.