Qatar Steel

Qatar Steel
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustrySteel Milling
Founded1974 (1974)
Headquarters,
Key people
Saad Rashid Al-Muhannadi
(chairman)
Abdulrahman Ali Al-Abdulla
(Managing Director and CEO)
ProductsSponge Iron
Hot Briquetted Iron (HBI)
Steel Billets
Deformed Bars
Wire-Rod and Rebar In Coils
Number of employees
1,820
ParentIndustries Qatar
SubsidiariesQatar Steel Company FZE
Websitewww.qatarsteel.com.qa

Qatar Steel (formerly QASCO) was formed in 1974 as the first integrated steel plant in the Eastern Arabia region. Commercial production commenced in 1978 with the company becoming wholly owned by Industries Qatar in 2003.