Jordan: Steel
Industry Overview
Jordan has 11 rolling mills with a
total capacity of 856,000 metric tons per year (t/yr). The domestic steel market
suffered from severe overcapacity; production amounted to about 290,000 t/yr,
most of which was consumed locally. Jordan Steel Company produced crude steel as
well as 80,000 t/yr of rebar and other semimanufactured steel. The company
exported about 25% of its output to Kuwait, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and other
countries. National consumption of rebar ranged from 350,000 to 400,000 t/yr. In
2003, the value of iron and steel imports rose to $183 million from $176 million
in 2002 and $139 million in 1999.
Production of Steel Commodities
(Metric tons unless otherwise specified)
| Commodity |
Year
|
| 1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
| Crude |
30.000 |
30.000 |
30.000 |
30.000 |
30.000 |
| Semimanufactured |
300.000 |
270.000 |
290.000 |
290.000 |
290.000 |
Structure of Steel Industry in 2003
(Thousand metric tons unless otherwise specified)
| Commodity |
Major operating companies |
Location of main facilities |
Annual capacity |
| Crude |
Jordan Steel plc |
Amman |
250 |
| Semimanufactured |
Jordan Steel plc |
Amman |
250 |
| National Steel Industry Co. |
Awajan |
100 |
| Other steel producers |
NA |
506 |
|
Company |
No. Of Employees |
Date Established |
Production Capacity |
Products |
Market Share, 2001 (in tons)
|
|
Jordan Iron & Steel |
165 |
1965 |
100,000 tons |
8mm-32mm & Billets Grade 40 & 60 |
19% |
|
Arab Iron & Steel |
170 |
1974 |
120,000 tons |
8mm-25mm & Billets Grade 40 & 60 |
17% |
|
National Steel |
100 |
1979 |
100,000 tons |
7mm-32mm Grade 40, 60 & 75 |
11% |
|
Petra Steel |
100 |
1992 |
100,000 tons |
8mm-25mm Grade 40 & 60 |
17% |
|
Jordan Steel |
150 |
1993 |
250,000 tons |
8mm-32mm Grade 40, 60 & 75 |
9% |
|
Philadelphia Industrial |
50 |
1994 |
50,000 tons |
7mm-20mm Grade 40 & 60 |
7% |
|
Middle East Steel Industries |
60 |
1996 |
36,000 tons |
12mm-16mm Grade 40 |
4% |
|
General Specialized Steel Corporation |
100 |
1999 |
100,000 tons |
6mm-32mm Grade 40 & 60 |
|
|
Universal Iron & Steel Industrial |
NA |
NA |
NA |
7mm-32mm Grade 40 & 60 |
9% |
|
United Iron & Steel |
NA |
NA |
NA |
8mm-25mm & Billets Grade 40 & 60 |
7% |
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