Al-Qaryan Steel Company from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has placed an order with SMS Concast for the design, manufacturing and commissioning of a Micro Steel Mill to be installed in Dammam.

The signing ceremony for Phase 1 of the investment took place on June 7th 2012 attended by, Mr. Mohammed Qaryan Al-Qahtani, chairman of Al-Qaryan Steel Ltd and executive representatives of the group together with Mr Stefan Rutishauser, Group Managing Director from SMS Concast.

The scope of supply by SMS Concast is covering all technological equipment. Apart of above specified key components it includes water treatment plant, dust collection system, shop cranes, material handling equipment and related supervision services.

Dr Joachim Schönbeck, CEO of SMS Concast and the business area SMS Meer said “We are delighted to support Al-Qaryan with excellent technology.”

With the process route to be realized in Phase 1 consisting of induction furnace, ladle furnace and continuous caster, Al-Qaryan will make its first step into the value adding production of commercial billets. The overall layout considers further expansions by adding a second steel shop and caster as well as a rolling mill for re bars with a final production of 600.000 tonnes per year.

Al-Qaryan Steel Company is part of the Al-Qaryan Group. The company was established in 1988 and is a leading enterprise specialized in metal trading, processing, and recycling business in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Source - SMS

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