We have established our operating facilities utilising the best international technology in order to ensure efficient and high-quality production. Qatar Steel’s site consists of several operational plants working together in synchronisation to produce a constant stream of high-quality steel products. These operational plants comprise:
Direct Reduction (DR) plants (DR1 and DR2)
Steelmaking plant, which includes:
Electric Arc Furnaces (EAFs) and Ladle Furnaces (LFs), as follows: EAF1, EAF2, EAF3 with LF3, EAF4 with LF4, and EAF5 with LF5
Continuous Casting (CC) plants (CC1, CC2, CC3, CC4, and CC5)
Rolling Mill (RM) plants (RM1, RM2)
Calcined Limestone Plant (KILN1, KILN2, and Limestone Pulverising Plant)
In 2014, Qatar Steel began steel production in its fifth Electric Arc Furnace (EAF5) with a production capacity of 1.04 million tons per annum. Subsequently, the EAF1&2 cilities were mothballed by the end of 2014, as per the Business Plan 2014–2018 and in consideration of the prevailing market conditions.
TOTAL SALES
2011
2012
2013
2014
DRI (mt)
31,000
230,097
111,863
90,968
HBI (mt)
155,000
156,974
64,452
0(1)
Steel billets (mt) (2)
471,000
468,166
504,533
981,385
Rebar (mt)
1,569,501
1,707,926
1,753,857
1,687,791
Other – by-products (mt)(3)
219,000
1,126,000
140,992
159,182
(1) Billet Sales include supply to our subsidiary Qatar Steel Co. FZE, Dubai.
(2) Including iron oxide, mill scale, processed iron ore fines, and raw slag.
