BAHRAIN

AISCO Temporarily Shuts Down Its Iron Pellet Plant

The $300mn iron pellet plant in Bahrain of the Arab Iron and Steel Company (AISCO), which was officially inaugurated last December (MEES, 17 December 1984), has been temporarily shut down, according to a statement on 7 May by a senior company official, Mr. Omar Grine.

Mr. Grine said that although the main reason for the shut- down was technical difficulties, there were also other problems relating to the marketing of the...