style . the references used may be made clearer with a different or consistent style of citation footnoting or external linking . september 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message coordinates 24 57 4 n 51 34 29 e 24.95111 n 51.57472 e 24.95111 ; 51.57472 qatar steel type government corporation industry steel milling founded 1974 ; 42 years ago 1974 headquarters mesaieed qatar key people saad rashid al muhammadi chairman ali hassan al muraikhi managing director and general manager products sponge iron hot briquetted iron hbi steel billets deformed bars wire rod and rebar in coils number of employees 1 650 parent industries qatar subsidiaries qatar steel company fze website www.qatarsteel.com.qa qatar steel formerly qasco 1 was formed in 1974 as the first integrated steel plant in the persian gulf region . commercial production commenced in 1978 with the company becoming wholly owned by industries qatar in 2003 . contents 1 business organization 2 history 2.1 timeline 3 environmental commitment 4 facilities in dubai 5 see also 6 notes and references 7 see also 8 external links business organization edit plant facilities includes a midrex process based dri hbi combo mega module electric arc furnaces with a ladle refining furnace a continuous casting plant and rolling mills . other auxiliaries include jetty facilities a main power substation quality control center maintenance shops and facilities for sea fresh water compressed air natural gas and a clinic . it is named in top four steel producers in the middle east by meed . 2 its mill site is located in mesaieed industrial area 45 kilometres 28 mi south of doha . the company also operates a uae based subsidiary qatar steel company fze . history edit qatar steel is the new corporate identity and the trade name for qatar steel company qsc . it was incorporated on october 14 1974 by emiri decree no. 130 under its former name qasco as the first integrated steel plant in a gcc countries . 1 3 it was a joint venture between the government of qatar 70 % and two japanese companies kobe steel 20 % and tokyo boeki 10 % . it started its full operation and steel production in 1978 and in 1997 shares of kobe steel and tokyo boeki were acquired by the government of qatar which was later transferred to qatar petroleum and thereafter to industries qatar iq 4 during a reorganization in april 2003 . timeline edit year milestone 1974 qatar steel was established on 14 october with its former name qasco . 1 1978 commenced steel production . 1981 achieved 1 million tons of production for dr 5 ef 6 cc 7 and rm . 8 1989 achieved 5 million tons of production from all plants . 1991 acquired japanese industrial standards jis mark certification . 1995 acquired iso 9002 certification . 1997 fully owned by the government of qatar . 1999 electric arc furnace 3 eaf3 commissioned with a capacity of 622 000mt . acquired iso 14001 environmental management certification . 2002 won accreditation to the iso 14001 environmental management programme . 2003 wholly owned and became one of the iq 4 companies . marks 25th silver anniversary . successfully implemented erp e business suite to improve productivity achieves saso 9 certification . achieves 15 million tons production of molten steel and billets . 2007 unveils new corporate identity with its new brand name qatar steel bearing the slogan we make steel matter . 10 2008 celebrates 30 years in business named in top four steel producers in the middle east by meed 11 environmental commitment edit compared to other steel plants the qatar steel s most significant advantage is that its production is based on dri which uses clean raw material . it employs various methods of recycling and re using production waste basing its production process on the utilization of clean raw materials and steel making technology that is the lowest producer of co2 emission per ton . environment management program under an environment management program the company s most significant environmental contribution is centered on diffusing dust emissions which to a large degree are the results of technology utilized in the 1970s . the revamping of the dust collection system in the existing facilities is within the scope of these projects . as a part of waste management qatar steel continues to study various options to re using re cycling its production waste . palletizing dr product dust and ef dust recycling of refractory bricks and extracting iron from slag are some of the programs under progress . the utilization of used tyres as a carbon source in the steel melting process is an achievement in the right direction . this project may be able to contribute to solving or reducing a major community waste problem . iso 14001 2004 the company migrates to the new environmental iso 14001 2004 standard as another move towards these globally accepted environment standards . the alignment of environmental objectives targets and programs with the corporate hse 12 objective were considered significant achievements during this transition . 13 facilities in dubai edit qatar steel company fze 14 was established in august 2003 to produce steel wire rod products . the company operates two primary facilities at its 60 000 sq. meter jebel ali free zone site . the facilities have a yearly production capacity of 280 000 tonnes of wire rods and 300 000 tons of bars . 15 see also edit list of steel producers notes and references edit a b c from the first letters of qatar steel company middle east business intelligence archived october 21 2008 at the wayback machine . ameinfo . hanieh adam 2015 . capitalism and class in the gulf arab states . palgrave macmillan . p. 73 . isbn 978 113749058 2 . a b industries qatar iq direct reduction electric furnace continuous casting rolling mill saudi arabian standards organization archived august 6 2009 at the wayback machine . qatar steel brand alsolb magazine p. 2 4 top 4 steel producers in me archived december 22 2015 at the wayback machine . health safety and environment corporate excellence the environment free zone establishment mesaieed industrial city . qatar petroleum . retrieved 2 august 2015 . see also edit gulfbase qatar steel bags made award for top producers gulfconstructiononline.com qatar steel eyes capacity expansion permanent dead link external links edit qatar steel corporate website about us retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title qatar steel & oldid 730834486 categories steel companies of qatar1974 establishments in qatarcompanies established in 1974hidden categories articles with wayback machine linkswikipedia references cleanup from september 2015all articles needing references cleanuparticles covered by wikiproject wikify from september 2015all articles covered by wikiproject wikifycoordinates not on wikidataall articles with dead external linksarticles with dead external links from july 2016articles with permanently dead external links navigation menu 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