Arab World - Eng. Ahmed Ezz: The increase in raw material costs poses a challenge that creates tension in markets Last Update 15/03/2010 14:56:13 ArabSteel - Eng. Ahmad Ezz, President of Ezzsteel and Chairman of the Board of Arab Iron & Steel Union (AISU), demanded that Arab governments must take suitable measures to protect the steel industry with its huge investments from the effects of dumping. This came in his address to Arab Steel Summit 2010 held in Marrakesh, Morocco in the period 7-10 March, 2010. "Many countries have imposed protectionist fees on [..More]Morocco - Celebrating The Launch Of Hot Rolling Project With 1.5mt Capacity In Morocco Last Update 14/03/2010 14:02:33 ArabSteel - Maghreb Steel Co. have celebrated the launch of its new project, hot steel production complex with a capacity of 1.5Mt/y, in the occasion of holding the annual conference of Arab Iron & Steel Union in Marrakesh, Morocco. This industrial complex shall be carried out on three phases, as Mr. Al-Fadhel Souqat, President of Maghreb Steel Co., confirmed in his address during the opening ceremony in which Arab and international companies participated. [..More]Arab World - AISU Warns Of Dumping Risks On The Steel Industry Recovery Last Update 14/03/2010 13:42:06 ArabSteel - Mr. Mohamed laid Lachger, general secretary of Arab Iron & Steel Union (AISU) in the annual conference recently held in Marrakesh, Morocco, expected that the Arab steel industry will recover in 2010. This year shall witness the launch of several new projects in steel industry, in addition to an expected output of crude steel production to reach 21Mt/y in case the mills work with full capacity, referring also to a depression in crude steelmaking amounting to nearly one million tons in 2009 as compared to 2008 on the level of Arab steelmaking. This came in the speech of AISU Secretary General Mr. Mohamed Laid Lachgar at the beginning of the conference, [..More]Arab World - 17.4Mt of imports for Arab countries in 9 months during 2009 Last Update 04/03/2010 12:33:18 ArabSteel - Imports to Arab member countries in AISU during the first 9 months of 2009 amounted to 12.7Mt of long products and 4.7Mt of flat products, as compared to 14.6Mt of longs and 6.8Mt of flats for the same period of 2008. That marked a decline by 13% in longs imports and 30% for flats according to figures «Arab Steel» [..More]Arab World - Rebar heads to stabilization in Arab markets, and rising in Saudi market Last Update 01/03/2010 09:24:06 ArabSteel – Hadeed SABIC announced a raise on its products of rebar by SR 100, while Ezzsteel of Egypt decided to fix its prices for March to equal the quotes announced in February. Meanwhile, Jordanian companies maintained their quotes of last week, and prices in Muscat, Oman, witnessed no change for locally produced rebar, whereas imports went down by around 10 US dollars. Abdul-Aziz bin Sulaiman, Executive Vice President of SABIC for metals, [..More]
ArabSteel - Eng. Ahmad Ezz, President of Ezzsteel and Chairman of the Board of Arab Iron & Steel Union (AISU), demanded that Arab governments must take suitable measures to protect the steel industry with its huge investments from the effects of dumping. This came in his address to Arab Steel Summit 2010 held in Marrakesh, Morocco in the period 7-10 March, 2010. "Many countries have imposed protectionist fees on 
ArabSteel - Maghreb Steel Co. have celebrated the launch of its new project, hot steel production complex with a capacity of 1.5Mt/y, in the occasion of holding the annual conference of Arab Iron & Steel Union in Marrakesh, Morocco. This industrial complex shall be carried out on three phases, as Mr. Al-Fadhel Souqat, President of Maghreb Steel Co., confirmed in his address during the opening ceremony in which Arab and international companies participated. 
ArabSteel - Mr. Mohamed laid Lachger, general secretary of Arab Iron & Steel Union (AISU) in the annual conference recently held in Marrakesh, Morocco, expected that the Arab steel industry will recover in 2010. This year shall witness the launch of several new projects in steel industry, in addition to an expected output of crude steel production to reach 21Mt/y in case the mills work with full capacity, referring also to a depression in crude steelmaking amounting to nearly one million tons in 2009 as compared to 2008 on the level of Arab steelmaking.
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