VOL. XXXII

NO. 44

7-AUGUST-1989

QATAR

Memorandum of Agreement for Ferro-Alloy Smelter Signed with PennantHoldings

The newly-appointed Qatari Minister of Industry and Public Works. Mr. AhmadMuhammad al-Sabi'i (MEES, 24 July), signed a memorandum of agreement on 23 Julywith the Australian group Pennant Holdings for the construction of a $330mngas-based ferro-alloy smelter at Umm Said with a capacity of 230,000 tons/year.The new plant - to be named the Qatar Ferro-Alloy Smelter (QAFAS) - will beowned...