October 12, 2008

Iran to increase steel production in Khuzestan Province

Iranian state run provincial TV Ahvaz from Khuzestan reported that Mr Najm Al Sa'dat MD of Khuzestan Steel Company has said that this company's priority during the current Iranian year, which started on March 20th 2008, is to build the required infrastructures to achieve a production capacity of 3.2 million tonnes of steel.

Mr Najm Al Sa'dat said that KSC’s 32 major projects during this year are
1. Zamzam 2 steel mill with an capacity of 960,000 tonnes of sponge iron
2. Development of steel production with a capacity of 800,000 tonnes
3. Wide plate mill with a capacity of 1,050,000 tonnes

He said that the Oxin steel mill is the only mill for rolling wide steel plates in the Middle East and one of the ten mills of rolling wide steel plates of these dimensions in the world, which are consumed in production of oil and gas transfer pipes, major oil reserves, building ships, pressurized reserves and bridges.

He added that to avoid floating particles from spreading as a result of cutting at Khuzestan Steel Company, they have started building dust barrier at this mill in Ahvaz. He said that using steel scraps for melting again, building the dust barriers has an important role in the labourers' health and the environment.

2.14 million tonne of steel is produced by Khuzestan Steel Mill per year.