Qatarization PortalQatar Steel Blog Qatar Steel became the first company in the Middle East to achieve “1 Rosette” rating from UK CARES 15 April 2022 Qatar Steel became the first company in the Middle East and one of the four companies in the world to achieve “1 Rosette” rating for its good performance compared with other 22 certified companies complying only basic requirements of “PASS” rating, to be approved by the authority of UK CARES under sustainable construction steel certification scheme, for the production of continuous cast steel billets and hot rolled steel bar for the reinforcement of concrete. Launched in 2009, CARES Certification Scheme for Sustainable Constructional Steel was established to ensure confidence in the constructional steel performance across all the aspects of sustainability, economic, social and environmental. This certification is one step towards improving upon the sustainability performance of reinforcement bars with a systematic approach to management systems. Reinforcing Read more…
Qatar Steel hosted 124th meeting of the Board of Directors and the 55th meeting of the General Assembly of the Arab Iron and Steel Union (AISU) at the Sharq Village & Spa in Doha on May 22 and 23, 2022. The meetings were held after an almost two-year pause in the AISU’s activities due to the repercussions of the Covid-19 pandemic. The General Assembly meeting was held with representatives of 65 iron and steel companies in attendance from various Arab countries. Coinciding with the two meetings, The AISU Economic Committee also resumed its fourth meeting on 22 May. Mr.Awwad Al-Khaldi, AISU Chairman, commended Qatar Steel’s efforts in hosting the meetings which came at the right time following the gradual recovery from the effects of the pandemic in order for the AISU to resume its activities aimed at developing and enhancing the iron and steel industry in the Arab world. Al-Khalid, Read more…
Qatar Steel took part in Waste free Environment campaign in an effort to ‘clean up, recycle and make a difference’ held on March 10, 2022 at the Al Wakra family beach organized by GPCA. Along with MD & CEO – Qatar Steel, other young Qataris participated in the campaign. On the occasion, Mr. Abdulrahman Ali Al-Abdulla, Managing Director and CEO of Qatar Steel, said: “Qatar Steel is proud to participate in the WFE today and pledge our commitment to integrate and maintain sustainability principles throughout our operations and the community”. Like previous campaigns which achieved a huge success, this year also it attained a far-reaching awareness among the community. He reiterated that, “Raising awareness about the consequences of irresponsible waste disposal is one of the first steps towards shaping a sustainable future and healthy Qatar.” The WFE campaign is an environmental awareness and anti-litter campaign initiated by the Gulf Petrochemicals Read more…
