Mr Qamar Hussain president of National Bank of Pakistan inaugurated the state of the art Water Complex facility at Tuwairqi Steel Mills Limited.

The event marked a major milestone in the completion of the TSML DRI Plant the first private sector integrated steel manufacturing utility in Karachi, Pakistan.

Mr Qamar attended the ceremony held at the 220 acre TSML site located at Port Qasim. Accompanied by Mr Zaigham Adil Rizvi director (Projects) TSML, he toured the plant and was briefed about the steel manufacturing process.

Mr Qamar said “We feel highly honored that we are a partner of Al-Tuwairqi Holding and POSCO in this effort, and National Bank of Pakistan shall remain a partner in the future as well. Our collective journey for the project of TSML continues, and it is a journey that is built on hope, faith and perseverance to achieve our goal of a successful company that works for the betterment of Pakistan.”

The water complex is the area where all the water used in the plant is cooled and cleaned to be recycled back to the process. It is an intermediary phase of the 1.28 million tonne per annum capacity Tuwairqi Steel Mills, based on MIDREX process.

Mr Zaigham Adil Rizvi said that “The commissioning of the Water Complex is the reward for the dedication and hard work shown by our engineers, and demonstrates that we can achieve great things if we set our minds to it. We are committed to completing this project which will revitalize the steel industry and greatly benefit the prosperity of Pakistan.”