VOL. XXXV

NO. 49

7-SEPTEMBER-1992

Saudi Arabia

HADEED'sReduction Plant Starts Up

The Saudi Iron andSteel Company (HADEED) has put into production a new steel reduction plant witha capacity of 650,000 tons/year of sponge iron. The plant, which uses the Midrexprocess, is part of the company's program to expand the capacity of its Jubailcomplex to 2mn tons/year. In addition to the new plant, HADEED has two directreduction units, each with a design capacity of 400,000 t/y. The new unit, whichcost some...