Construction Milestones Met at ArcelorMittal Jubail
09/19/2011 - ArcelorMittal has achieved some important milestones in the construction of its seamless tubular products mill located in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Jubail, including more than six million hours worked on site without any lost time injuries as of August 2011.
ArcelorMittal has achieved some important milestones in the construction of its seamless tubular products mill located in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Jubail, including more than six million hours having been worked on the site without any lost time injuries (LTI) as of August 2011.
Employees and contractors in Jubail recently joined with their colleagues throughout the world in participating in the ArcelorMittal Global Health and Safety Day.
On site, the installation of more than 21,000 tonnes of fabricated structural and reinforcement steel has been completed, along with 88,000 cubic meters of concrete poured. Equipment installation has started; the facility will rely on furnace technology from Tenova LOI Italimpianti, while the rolling mill will feature PQF® (Premium Quality Finishing) technology from SMS Meer.
ArcelorMittal Jubail will be the largest seamless tubular products mill in the Middle East once operational in Q4 2012, with installed rolling capacity of more than 600,000 tonnes. Total factory area under cover when completed will be 267,000 square meters.
Primary products will include oil country tubular goods (OCTG) used in oil and gas extraction, and line pipe used in the transmission of energy products. Operations will include hot billet piercing and sizing, as well as comprehensive finishing and testing facilities including heat treating, upsetting, hydrostatic testing, and end finishing/threading.
ArcelorMittal Jubail is a joint venture between the world's largest steel company, ArcelorMittal, and Al-Tanmiah Company for Industrial and Commercial Investment. The majority shareholder in Al-Tanmiah Company is Bin Jarallah Group based in Riyadh. Total project investment is in excess of USD 800 million, and the facility is expected to employ more than 600 when fully operational.
