Sino-Pakistani steel producer Al-Haj Asia Star Steel will begin production of steel rebar in northern Pakistan from early March and will enter the market for imported scrap, Fastmarkets has been told.
Al-Haj Asia Star Steel is a joint venture formed in 2017 between Pakistani conglomerate Al-Haj Group and China's Hebei Xingang Iron & Steel Group.In its first six months of production, the mill will produce 15,000 tonnes per month of steel from an electric-arc furnace (EAF), before increasing output to 40,000 tpm, a source in Pakistan told Fastmarkets.
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