By John Lee. A lime production plant operated by the General Company for Iron and Steel in Basra has resumed operations following the completion of rehabilitation works, with an initial daily capacity of 200 tonnes. According to the Ministry of Industry and Minerals, the plant produces quicklime (calcium oxide, CaO) to specifications the company says […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Council of Ministers has amended Decision No. 1008 of 2024, which concerns the construction of the Basra-Haditha pipeline. According to a statement from the Prime Minister's Office, the amendment permits the General Company for Iron and Steel, part of the Ministry of Industry and Minerals, to adopt an external manufacturing route […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Industry and Minerals, Prof. Eng. Khaled Battal Al-Najm, has launched the Green Mountain Industrial City project in Basra, marking Iraq's first industrial city of its kind. The project is a strategic partnership between the General Company for Iron and Steel and China's Tsingshan. Spanning 2,000 dunams, the city will […]
By John Lee. Iraq's General Company for Iron and Steel has signed two major contracts in Basra under the patronage of Industry and Minerals Minister Khaled Battal Al-Najm: The first contract, signed with Al-Qaim United Company, involves the establishment of a sponge iron plant with an annual production capacity of one million tonnes. This project […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Industry and Minerals, Khaled Battal Al-Najm, has laid the foundation stone for a sponge iron plant in Basra. The plant, belonging to the General Company for Iron and Steel, will have a production capacity of one million tonnes per year. The project aims to ensure a steady supply of […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Industry, Khaled Battal Al-Najm, discussed the contract procedures with China's Tsingshan Holding Group for the development of a specialized industrial city focused on iron and steel production in Basra. The meeting, held on Monday with ministry officials and the Chinese delegation, reviewed the steps and details involved in finalising […]
By John Lee. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al-Sudani inaugurated the first phase of the Continuous Casting Plant at the General Company for Steel Industries in Taji, north of Baghdad, on Wednesday. The plant, which has been rehabilitated, modernized, and operated, has a production capacity of 600,000 tons annually. It specializes in melting and casting […]
By John Lee. Iraq's General Company for Iron and Steel has opened a news steel rolling mill in Basra province. The plant, rehabilitated following a 21-year hiatus, specialises in producing reinforced steel with diameters ranging from 8mm to 32mm, and has a capacity of 500,000 tons annually. The Ministry of Industry said the new facility […]
By John Lee. A committee of the Ministry of Industry has approved a plan to build an industrial city at the site of the General Company for Iron and Steel in Basra. According to a statement from the Ministry, the new development will be built in collaboration with a Chinese company, and based on the […]
A Basra iron and steel company will be given $700m (816 trillion Iraqi dinars) over the next 15 years by Turkish backers, reports AKnews. After visiting the factories of the General Company for Iron and Steel [State Company for Iron and Steel (SCIS)], a delegation from Turkish company United Brothers made a proposal to increase […]
