STEEL
REBAR MARKET IN SAUDI ARABIA
The local production of steel reinforcing bars meets only
part of the local demand of more than 4 million tons.
SAUDI
STEEL REBAR PRODUCERS - CAPACITIES 2004:
2.400.000 t/y Saudi
Iron and Steel Hadeed (Jubail ) *
800.000 t/y Al
Ittefaq – Al Tuwairqi (Dammam)
300.000 t/yT Al Rajhi -
Capital Steel (Riyadh)
100.000 t/yT Al Azizia
(Jeddah)
Balance
of the rebar demand, more than 400.000t / year is met by supplies mostly
from neighboring countries such as
Oman, Egypt, Kuwait, and Qatar.
* HADEED
LONG & FLAT STEEL PRODUCTION IN 2003
| Major Products |
(X1000
metric tons) |
| Directly Reduced Iron (DRI) |
3.285 |
| Steel Billets |
2.853 |
| Rebar, Wire Rods |
2.561 |
| Steel Slabs |
1.045 |
| Hot Strip Mill - Hot Rolled Coils |
1.134 |
| Hot Slitting and Recoiling - Hot Rolled
Slit Coils |
181 |
| Cut-to-Length Line-Plates |
13 |
| Pickling Line |
372 |
| Cold Reversing Mill - Cold Rolled Coils |
339 |
| Batch Annealing Plant |
144 |
| Temper Mill |
237 |
| Galvanizing Line - Cold Rolled Galvanized Coils |
196 |
| Cold Slitting and Recoiling - Hot Rolled
Slit Coils |
31 |
|
