Saudi Arabia’s United SULB (Saudi SULB; previously called United Gulf Steel), which had been idle since the beginning of summer, resumed operation in September. It plans to produce about 100,000 t of structurals in Q4, which corresponds to 66% capacity. As previously reported, the facilities were stopped after the plant was acquired by Bahrain’s United Steel (SULB), a joint venture of Kuwait’s Foulath (51% stake) and Japan’s Yamato Steel (49%). Nevertheless, the output is expected at about 114,000-120,000 t in Q1 2012 (76-80% capacity).
The Arabian plant runs a long product mill capable of producing 450,000 t of H-beam, channel, equal angle and other structurals.
(Source: www.metalexpert-group.com )