World - World iron ore demand to fall up to 15 pct Last Update 28/06/2009 13:02:01 Reuters - Global iron ore demand will fall as much as 15 percent this year, though there are signs of resumed appetite in China, the U.N. trade and development agency UNCTAD said on Friday 26 June 2009. [..More]Tunisia - Opening of EL FOULADH's Capital to a Strategic Partner Last Update 24/06/2009 15:14:32 ArabSteel - The Tunisian Steel Manufacturing Company (EL FOULADH) is planning to add new investments for expanding iron and steel production in Tunisia by adding a second electric furnace in the company, which is expected to come on stream during the next month. This will double the production of steel billets and raise it up to 200 thousand tons per year. [..More]China - Asia’s biggest iron ore mine found in Benxi China Last Update 24/06/2009 13:01:03 Xinhua - Geologists have discovered an iron ore deposit with an estimated reserve of more than 3 billion tonnes in northeast China's Liaoning Province, or the largest in Asia, a local official said Wednesday. [..More]World - Crude Steel Production decrease of 22.4% during the first five months Last Update 21/06/2009 14:08:12 WSA - Crude steel production during the first five months of this year has shown a decrease of 22.4% over the same period of 2008, at the level of the member countries of The World Steel Association. This decrease includes the member countries of the Arab Iron and Steel Union "AISU" situated in the Middle East and North Africa. [..More]UAE - Emirates Steel Industries opening of the phase one expansion Last Update 18/06/2009 16:23:29 WAM - HH General Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, led in 17 June the official inauguration of Phase 1 of the continuing expansion of Emirates Steel Industries (ESI) in a ceremony held yesterday at its new facilities in Mussaffah. Emirates Steel Industries [..More]
Production of Arab companies exceeds 20 million tons Mr. Mohamed Laid Lachgar, AISU’s Secretary General, presented his report to the Board of Directors reviewing the facts of the Arab steel industry during 2006 and some results related to the first quarter of 2007. [..More]The Target is 7.5 million tons of finished products during the next three years Ezz – Dkheila company is targeting to reach with its production capacity as close as 7 – 7.5 million tons of its finished products during the next three years. This has been declared by Eng. Ahmed Ezz, President of the company, in a special statement to the Arab Steel magazine. Eng. Ezz expects that the company’s total production in 2006 will outpace 5.1 million tons of finished products, which constitutes an increase over the production level achieved in 2005 by about 600 thousand tons and more than one million tons over the production level of 2004. [..More]Arab Steel Industry 2004: Year of New Projects and Investments Arab Steel Editor: 2004 was an exceptional year for the Arab steel companies. It was the first time that most of the companies, in particular the integrated companies, had achieved good profits in spite of the high costs of the inputs which affected the levels of profitability compared to losses which had taken place in previous years. It was also the first time for more than two decades at which we find investors and really existing companies making a race with time to enter into implementation of new projects or into expansions of the existing projects. [..More]
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Ezz – Dkheila company is targeting to reach with its production capacity as close as 7 – 7.5 million tons of its finished products during the next three years. This has been declared by Eng. Ahmed Ezz, President of the company, in a special statement to the Arab Steel magazine. Eng. Ezz expects that the company’s total production in 2006 will outpace 5.1 million tons of finished products, which constitutes an increase over the production level achieved in 2005 by about 600 thousand tons and more than one million tons over the production level of 2004. 
