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About Facilities

  • Merchant bar mill (MBM) commenced commercial operations during the last quarter of 2009.
  • Currently, merchant bar mill produces flats, angles, channels, rounds, squares, and rebars.
  • MBM capacity stands at 300,000 MT per annum, with capacity utilization rising from 6.0% in 2009 to 40.0% in 2015.
  • Additionally, production volumes at merchant bar mill grew strong at a CAGR of 15.7% between 2010 and 2015, on account of investment spending across the GCC.
  • With the introduction of rebars in Q3 2015, the share of MBM revenue in total revenue grew to 38.9% (9M 2016) from 34.3% in 2012.
  • Merchant bar mill products are mainly sold in Oman and other GCC countries, and the management is currently assessing the entry into the US markets.
  • Currently, MBM employs around 169 employees.
  • MBM confronts to strict quality control systems including:
    • Mill Inspection: Dimensional Verification, Surface Inspection
    • Mechanical Testing: Tensile Testing using UTN-60 Tensile Testing Machine
    • Other Chemical and Metallographic testing takes place to ensure rigid quality control procedures
  • MBM business is expected to offer significant growth potential.

Product Portfolio

Product Types

  • Flats
  • Angles
  • Channels
  • Rounds
  • Squares
  • Rebars (from Q3 2015)

Market

  • Oman, GCC and Exports

Size Range

  • Thickness
      • Angles and Flat bars: 40 to 100 mm
      • Channels : 75 to 100 mm
      • Rounds: 16 to 50 mm
      • Squares: 12 to 50 mm
      • Rebars: 8 to 30 mm
  • Length: 6 to 12 meter

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