September 08, 2008
MEA to have 20 million tonne pallet capacity by 2010
Iron ore pellets are acquiring a large significance in the metallurgical sector of the Middle East. As per reports, projects with their total capacity about 20 million tonnes per year will be realized in the Middle East until 2010.
Brazilian mining company CVRD plans to construct a mill in Oman producing 9 million tonnes of pellets per year and is plans to start in the first half of 2010.
Bahraini company GHC is also planning to build its second mill producing 6 million tonnes of pellets per year towards July of 2009. GHC also realizes the project of creating the similar production of 6 million tonnes per year in the UAE.
