MEsteel.com March  2003 - Newsletter

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THE LATEST HEADLINES ON MESTEEL
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Iran: Go-ahead given for Iron Ore Pelletising plant for Chador Malu Mining and Industrial Co.

Egypt: EU votes "no" to new anti-dumping against Egyptian and Turkish HRC

Bahrain: Alba 10-12KT structural steel packages out to bid

UAE: Letter of Intent to Archirodon for largest package on 3e crossing in Abu Dhabi

Qatar: Bid out for Khalifa Sports City, including 7000t structural steel

UAE: Prequalifiers known for 2 Dolphin packages

UAE: JGC - Japan gets BAB upgrade contract in Abu Dhabi

Iraq: US firms bid for Iraq reconstruction

Turkey: Ugur Dalbeler new IREPAS Chairman

Saudi Arabia: Hadeed letter of intent to Danieli for vacuum degassing unit.

UAE: Emaar to build world's tallest tower in Dubai

Iran: Mobarake expanding

Turkey: 2nd wire rod line in two years at Içdas Çelik

Saudi Arabia: Saudi Steel Profiles expands production in their Jeddah factory.

Oman: Modern Steel Mills may expand meltshop

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EVENTS
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MEsteel was participating at :

The March 19-21 Asian Metallurgy 2003 - Mumbai / India
Steel Technology & product Trade Fair, covering the Iron & Steel Industry

It means our members got enhanced exposure to Indian steel buyers and sellers

FURTHER COMING THE NEXT 30 DAYS...

April 1-3 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia:
Pipes Industry - Present Situation And Future Tendencies
5th Regional Meeting on Trade in Steel Products, with working paper dealing on steel pipes in The Middle East.

March 30-April 2, Dubai, UAE
Tekno - 7, International Technological Exhibition for Industrial Machinery

April7-10, Jamshedpur, India
Asia Steel international Conference

April12-16, Dubai, UAE
Piping Design, Construction and Mechanical Integrity Seminar
Overview of Piping Technology with an emphasis on process piping

April16-19, Tehran, Iran
1e Intl Steel and Mines industries Exhibition
Under Auspices of NISCO, and the Iran Mineral Production

This and more: for complete list of coming events - Click Here

41 NEWCOMERS !
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41 new steel related companies joined MEsteel in February 2003, and are now ready to deal with you.
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Each visitor examined on average 17 MEsteel pages.

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STEEL PRICES UP or down?
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Prices have rocketed to the top in February, but seem to ease down now, especially for coils,
due to weakened demand in China, and the war situation in the Middle East.

Estimated steel import prices, CFR Dubai on 1-03-2003

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TIPS OF THE MONTH
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Below in brief the 41 new members, who subscribed in February 2003
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WORLD MAGHREB TRADING, Algeria
SOCOPROM, Algeria
ALAHLAM WROUGHT IRON FACTORY, Bahrain
PAVLOS ZENONOS AND SONS LTD, Cyprus
MULTIPLEX, Egypt
GALVA METAL - EL OBOUR FOR METALLURGICAL, Egypt
FINANCIAL GROUP, Egypt
2K FOR SUPPLY & INSTALLATION LTD., Egypt
KANDIL INDUSTRIES, Egypt
SIX OCTOBER FOR LIGHT SECTIONS CO., Egypt
STEELWORLD, India
H.E.A. TRADING CO., Iran
IREFCO, Iran
(AZIRMEINCO)AZARBAYJAN IRON MELTING, Iran
POYA TRADING CO.LTD, Iran
JAZA CO, Jordan
KADDOURA ENG. EST., Jordan
AIG GROUP KUWAIT, Kuwait
BIFEM PARALU, Lebanon
SONASID - STE NATIONALE DE SIDERURGIE, Morocco
MAGHREB STEEL, Morocco
BAHWAN ENGINEERING CO LLC, Oman
SITARA FACTORY, Pakistan
IJAZ TRADERS Pakistan
FAKHRUDDIN AKBER ALI, Pakistan
SSTEEL, Pakistan
DOHA MARINE, Qatar
ARABIAN INTERNATIONAL COMPANY, Saudi Arabia
AL ATRASH EST. DAMMAM, Saudi Arabia
MARITIME INDUSTRIAL SERVICES ARABIA CO. LTD, Saudi Arabia
MODERN DAMAZIN CONTAINER FACTORY, Sudan
ETO-SYRIA, Syria
GUNEY CELIK WIREMESH INDUSTRY, Turkey
ISTANBUL CELIK TEL SANAYI LTD.STI., Turkey
GRUP METAL SAC SAN. VE DIS TIC. A.S., Turkey
HIDROLIFT HYDRAULIC & MACHINERY CO LTD, Turkey
BISHAH TRADING, U.A.E.
MULTIPLEX CONSTRUCTIONS, U.A.E.
ASTIC GENERAL TRADING L.L.C., U.A.E.
HITEC MARINE ENGINEERING SERVICES LLC, U.A.E.
PAN GULF TRDG. & IND. FZE, U.A.E.