Saudi Arabia is aiming to balance its flat and long steel output by 2030, or 2035 at the latest, according to Mohammad Al Jabr, vice-chairman of the country's National Committee for Steel.
Speaking at Fastmarkets' Middle East Iron & Steel conference in Dubai on Tuesday, December 7, Al Jabr stressed the importance of increasing flat steel output in Saudi Arabia. In an interview with Fastmarkets' head of research Alistair Ramsay, Al Jabr said Saudi Arabia's crude steel output capacity is currently 12 million tonnes per year, with 75% of this going to make long steel....