Steels of strength SULB is the region’s leader when it comes to manufacturing structural steel; it now has exports to more than 40 countries
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mong the firms pioneering the Kingdom’s manufacturing revolution, SULB stands tall for all reasons. The company exports 99 per cent of its products to customers in more than 40 countries located across the broader MENA region, South East Asia, Americas and Europe. And, today, nearly 50pc of all structural steel sections used in the GCC’s infrastructure development are manufactured by SULB in the Kingdom. The first fully-integrated medium and heavy beams and structural steel sections producer in the Mideast region, SULB is a joint venture between Foulath (51pc) and Japan-based Yamato Kogyo (49pc). The company has two rolling mills, one in the Kingdom and the other in Saudi Arabia. It is a fully integrated producer from iron ore
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to finished steel products. According to SULB, which boasts a strategic location, its positive forecasts are further reinforced with cutting-edge technical know-how from Yamato Kogyo and shareholders who are among the region’s most reputable and committed investors. The light to medium structural mill situated in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, previously known as UGS, became Saudi SULB following its acquisition by SULB in 2011. It has a production capacity of around 400,000 tonnes. Consisting of a hot rolling medium and light section continuous mill, the facility utilizes steel billets supplied from SULB’s Bahrain-based facility, which is situated in the Kingdom’s Al Hidd Industrial Area. In the Kingdom, SULB’s facilities consist of a direct reduced iron (DRI) plant, a melt
