Sustainability Roadmap 2021
In 2021, Qatar Steel proceeded with monitoring the objectives based on the Sustainability Roadmap 2016 -2020 and it was decided to develop a new Sustainability Road Map 2022 – 2026 with new objectives, defined by benchmarking with regional and international steel companies and in line with Qatar National Vision 2030. This process was carried out and completed in 2021.
Qatar Steel’s new Sustainability Road Map 2022 – 2026 builds on the previous roadmap and draws a deeper picture of the strategic objectives that will give QS a competitive edge over its regional and international peers.The previous six objectives were expanded into ten with a detailed action in place to enable QS to capture improvement opportunities and performance gaps within the short and medium-term. The new ten objectives build on the six of the previous Road Map, adjusting and adding some completely new targets: Pursuing Innovation in Green Steel Making, Nurturing Human Capital, Empowering Local Communities, and Championing Sustainability Stewardship.
Six thematic objectives:

Sustainability Roadmap Objective | Progress in 2021 |
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Sustainable steel supplier of choice in the region |
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Breakthrough low carbon footprint steel industry |
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World-class energy consumption rates for the steel industry |
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Leader in recycling and reusing among companies in the Qatar’s energy and industry sector |
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Zero-harm culture and performance |
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Leading water management practices for Qatar and the steel industry internationally |
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Highlights
S. No | Objective | Baseline/Target | UOM | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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1 | Sustainable Steel Supplier of Choice in the Region | 10 New Products to be developed by end of 2020 including high Strength Rebar, Wire Rods and others | Number | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
2 | Breakthrough Low Carbon Footprint for the Steel Industry | 1.51 tons of CO2 per ton of Molten Steel produced | Tons of CO2/Ton of Steel | 1.34 | 1.31 | 1.33 | 1.30 | 0.93 | 0.95 |
3 | World Class Energy Consumption Rates for the Steel Industry | 14.9 GJ/tonne of Molten Steel Production | GJ/T | 15.57 | 14.92 | 15.27 | 15.27 | 11.5 | 13.1 |
4 | Leader in Recycling and Reusing Among Companies in the Qatar Energy and Industry Sector | Q-Companies By-Products Recycled
(10,000 T) |
Ton | 145 | 13,067 | 9,589 | 4,648 | 3,660 | 2,363 |
% of Scrap used as Input Material
(10.9 %) |
% | 14.93 | 15.09 | 16.20 | 17.13 | 33.30 | 33.30 | ||
QS-By-Products Recycled/Sold for further processing
(48 %) |
% | – | 83 | 59 | 69 | 62 | 44 | ||
5 | Zero Harm Culture and Performance | Zero LTIFR (QS Employees) | No | 0.51 | 1.07 | 0.53 | 1.06 | 0 | 0.44 |
Zero LTIFR (Contract Employees) | No | 1.96 | 1.14 | 0.48 | 0.18 | 0 | 0.36 | ||
6 | Leading Water Management Practice for Qatar and the Steel Industry Internationally | Near zero m³ process wastewater discharged to sea | m³ | 767,678 | 708,174 | 622,320 | 716,311 | 222,795 | 157,703 |
88% recycling rate of processed water | % | 16.50 | 31.69 | 35.90 | 21.00 | 28.17 | 38.82 | ||
0.66 water intensity (m³ freshwater / tones of molten steel consumed) | m³/T | 0.59 | 0.61 | 0.57 | 0.60 | 0.59 | 0.61 |