En / Ar
Menu

History and Recognition

In more than three decades of operation, Qatar Steel has built an outstanding reputation for unrivalled quality, consistency, and reliability.

    1981
  • Qatar Steel achieves a total production of one million metric tons from its DR, EAF,CC, and RM plants.

  • 1991
  • Qatar Steel obtains the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) Certificate. (Currently,there is no renewal for this certificate as it is a one-time certification.)

  • 1995
  • Qatar Steel receives ISO 9000 certification for its Quality Management System. (This was then updated to ISO 9001 in 2004, and renewed in 2012.)

  • 1997
  • Qatar Steel becomes fully owned by the Government of Qatar.

  • 1999
  • Qatar Steel obtains the ISO 14001 designation for its Environmental Management System.

  • 2003
    • Qatar Steel becomes fully owned by Industries Qatar (IQ).
    • Qatar Steel obtains Saudi Arabian Standards Organisation (SASO)Certification.
  • 2006
  • Qatar Steel receives UKCARES for Quality Management System and Product Conformity in Steel for Reinforcement of Concrete Certificate (BS 4449:1997Gr460B) for sizes varying from 10.0mm~40.0mm.

  • 2008
  • Qatar Steel obtains Dubai Central Laboratory (DCL) Product Conformity in Steel for Reinforcement of Concrete Certificate (ASTM A615 Grade 60 and BS 4449:1997 Grade 460B) for sizes varying from 10.0mm~40.0mm.

  • 2009
  • Qatar Steel receives UKCARES Product Conformity in Steel for Reinforcement of Concrete Certificate (BS 4449:2005 Grade B500B) for sizes varying from 10.0mm~40.0mm.

  • 2010
  • Qatar Steel obtains Dubai Central Laboratory (DCL) Product Conformity in Steel for Reinforcement of Concrete Certificate (BS 4449:2005Grade B500B) for sizes varying from 10.0mm~40.0mm.

  • 2011
  • Qatar Steel receives UKCARES Sustainable Reinforcing Steel Certification..

  • 2012
    • Qatar Steel receives UKCARES Sustainable Reinforcing Steel Re-certification.
    • Qatar Steel releases its first sustainability report,which covers the company’s operational, environmental,social, and economic performance for the period 2009–2011.
    • Qatar Steel becomes the first steel company in the region to be inducted into Palladium’s Hall of Fame for Strategy Execution.
  • 2013
    • Qatar Steel receives Qatar Petroleum’s Award for Excellence in Sustainability Reporting for 2011.
    • Qatar Steel receives UKCARES Sustainable Reinforcing Steel Re-certification.
    • Qatar Steel releases its second Sustainability Report, for the year 2012.
    • Qatar Steel obtains Dubai Central Laboratory (DCL)Product Conformity in Steel for Reinforcement of Concrete Certificate (ISO 6935-2:2007 B500B-R) for sizes varying from 10.0mm~40.0mm.
  • 2014
    • Qatar Steel receives the Innovation in Waste Management Award in the Qatar Energy and Industry Sector Sustainability Programme Awards for the year 2013.
    • Qatar Steel’s new plant, EAF5, comes online in January 2014, with a total capacity of 1.04 milliontons per annum.
    • Qatar Steel Laboratory obtains ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accreditation from Dubai Accreditation Centre (DAC).