Suez Steel Company

Qatar Steel was established on October 14 under the name QASCO.

Commenced steel production.

Achieved 1 million tons of production for DR, EF, CC, and RM.

Achieved 5 million tons of production from all plants.

Acquired Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) mark certification.

Acquired ISO 9002 certification.

Became fully owned by the Government of Qatar.

Commissioned Electric Arc Furnace 3 (EAF3) with a capacity of 622,000 MT.

Became wholly owned by Industries Qatar.

Rebranded to Qatar Steel with the slogan 'We Make Steel Matter'.

Celebrated 30 years in business; named among top four steel producers in the Middle East by MEED.

Received UK CARES Product Conformity in Steel for Reinforcement of Concrete Certificate.

Obtained Dubai Central Laboratory (DCL) Product Conformity in Steel for Reinforcement of Concrete Certificate.

Signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Gulf Cement Company to establish a quick lime plant in Umm Bab area.

Qatar Steel received UK CARES Sustainable Reinforcing Steel Re-certification.

Qatar Steel's new plant, EAF5, came online in January with a total capacity of 1.04 million tons per annum.

Became the first integrated steel plant in the region to achieve ISO 27001:2013 certification for Information Security Management Systems.

Held a seminar on the optimization of steel slag in construction and road asphalting.

Awarded for Excellence in Stand Design & Build at Project Qatar 2018.

Experienced a significant surge in revenues (+9.7% year on year), predominantly attributed to a 14% increase in sales volumes.