Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) plant has a designed capacity of 1.5 million tons a year (mty) and is currently running at an annualised rate of 1.6 mty.
Production Facilities
Designed by Midrex Technologies and Kobe Steel Ltd to produce material to the stringent standards required for downstream processing. The facility is able to produce Hot DRI for in-house consumption, and Cold DRI for the market. Utilising state-of-the-art technology, the facility maintains a high level of efficiency, which has enabled it to increase productivity while reducing the consumption of energy and water.
Melt Shop has a design capacity of 0.97 mty and is currently running at an annualised output of 1.1 mty.
The state-of-the-art facility employs EAF technology designed by SMS Concast. This is operated by a team of experienced professionals who ensure the semi-finished product is as per the stringent requirements of our customers. The plant is operated to consistent quality, high safety standards and with minimal environment impact.
Heavy Section Mill is a computer-controlled facility and was developed by SMS Meer as the technology supplier. SMS Meer is regarded as a world-leader in structural steel rolling mills.
It has a designed capacity output of 0.6 mty and produces the widest range of sizes and highest standards in the region.
Light and Medium Section Mill, in Saudi Arabia, producing structural steel for the construction market as beams, channels, angles and flat sheets. It is known for its quality products and is the supplier of choice for customers seeking transmission towers. Receives in-house billet supply direct from the Melt Shop in Bahrain. Production capacity of 450,000 mty.
These levels of operation are achieved despite using natural gas feedstock with 12% nitrogen and 7% carbon dioxide.
SULB Bahrain represents an investment of over US $1.4 billion
Product range
Steel Grades
JIS (Japanese) | en (european) | ||||||||
JIS G3101 | JIS G3106 | JIS G3136 | en 10025-2 | ||||||
SS400 SS490 SS540 |
SM400A SM400B SM490A SM490B SM490YA SM490YB SM520B |
SN400B SN490B |
S235JR S235J0 S235J2 |
S275JR S275J0 S275J2 |
S355JR S355J0 S355J2 S355K2 |
S450J0 | |||
as (Australian) | astm (american) | KS (KOREAN) | |||||||
as/nzs 3679.1 | a36 | a992 | a572 | KS d3503 | ks d3515 | KS 3866 | |||
300 350 |
Grade 36 | Grade 50 |
Grade 50 Grade 55 Grade 60 Grade 65 |
SS275 | SM355A |
SHN275 SHN355 |
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IS (INDIAN) | CSA (CANADIAN) | ||||||||
IS 2062 | 5 40.20 | ||||||||
E250A E250BR E250B0 E250C |
E275A E275BR E275B0 E275C |
E300A E300BR E300B0 E300C |
E350A E350BR E350B0 E350C |
350W| | |||||
Processes
Direct Reduced Iron (DRI)
DRI is a premium ore-based metallic (OBM) raw material made by removing chemically-bound oxygen from iron oxide pellets without melting which makes for an energy-efficient feedstock.
DRI physical and chemical characteristics make it desirable for use in Electric Arc Furnaces (EAF).
The DR Plant is designed to produce both Hot DRI (HDRI) and Cold DRI (CDRI) in any proportion according to the Melt Shop requirements.
Oxide pellets are supplied by the company’s sister operation Bahrain Steel located immediately adjacent to SULB Bahrain.
Many clients across MENA region and South East Asia are satisfied.
Oxide pellets are supplied by the company’s sister operation Bahrain Steel
The Production Process
Standards & Certification
Quality and Management Systems
- Quality, Health & Safety and Environment (QHSE) - ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 Certification
- Energy Management System (EnMS) - ISO 50001 Certification
- Quality Control, Inspection & Testing and Laboratory Accreditation - ISO/IEC 17025
- Product Certification
- Product Certification – Factory Production Control (FPC) CE Mark
- Product Certification - Factory Production Control (FPC) UKCA Mark
- Product Certification - BIS Licence
- Product Certification - KS Certificates
- Product Certification - ACRS Certificate
- Product Certification – JIS Mark Certificates
- Product Certification - CNS Certification
- Product Certification - SASO SQM Licences
- Sustainability
- Environment & Sustainability
Quality, Occupational Health & Safety and Environment (QHSE) Integrated Management System (IMS)
SULB’s philosophy of building Quality, Health & Safety and Environmental management into all processes across the entire organisation demonstrates its commitment to continually achieve excellence in operations in all regards.
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Energy Management System (EnMS) - ISO 50001 Certification
Decarbonisation is one of SULB’s main priorities and an ambitious strategy positions the company at the leading edge of the steel industry in the fight against climate change. This will require a tremendous collaboration from everyone in the value chain, including our suppliers, distributors, logistics providers and other business partners; an approach that builds credibility by showing that SULB is thinking about emissions across every part of the business.
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- SULB Bahrain ISO 50001 Certificate Download
Quality Control, Inspection & Testing and Laboratory Accreditation - ISO/IEC 17025
SULB’s rigorous Independent Quality Control Inspection and Testing programmes use its in-house laboratories, backed up by experienced teams of QC Inspectors and Engineers to ensure all products continually meet the demands of international standards and specifications.
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- SULB Bahrain Laboratory Quality Policy Download
A Laboratory Management System (LMS) is maintained meeting the requirements of the following International Standard:
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- ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Download
Product Certification – Factory Production Control (FPC) CE Mark
Both the Light and Medium Section Mill in Saudi Arabia and the Medium and Heavy Section Mill in Bahrain hold a Certificate of Conformity of Factory Production Control (FPC) against EN 10025-1 for the CE Marking of products.
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Product Certification - Factory Production Control (FPC) UKCA Mark
The Medium and Heavy Section Mill in Bahrain holds a Certificate of Conformity of Factory Production Control (FPC) against EN 10025-1 for the UKCA Marking of products.
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- SULB Certificate of Conformity of the Factory Production Control (FPC) Bahrain
SULB Declarations of Performance (DoP) are available to download below:
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- SULB DoP Bahrain
Product Certification - BIS Licence
Both the Light and Medium Section Mill in Saudi Arabia and the Medium and Heavy Section Mill in Bahrain hold a BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards) Certification Mark Licence for use of the standard mark on hot-rolled medium and high tensile structural steel as per IS 2062:2011.
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- SULB Bahrain BIS Licence No. CM/L-4100010345
- SULB Saudi BIS Licence No. CM/L-4100078985
The following IS grades and qualities according to IS 2062:2011 are available from SULB:
Grades
- E250
- E275
- E300
- E350
Quality
- A, BR, B0, C
- A, BR, B0, C
- A, BR, B0, C
- A, BR, B0, C
Product Certification - KS Certificates
SULB’s heavy section rolling mill in Bahrain holds 3 KS (Korean Standards) Certificates Issued by Korea Testing and Research Institute (KTR) for various steel grades of H-Section as follows:
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Product Certification - ACRS Certificate
The Medium and Heavy Section Mill in Bahrain holds a ‘Certificate of Product Performance’ issued by the Australasian Certification Authority for Reinforcing and Structural Steels Ltd. (ACRS) for Universal Beams (UB) and Universal Columns (UC) supplied in Grade 300, 300S0 and 350 with the following scope of certification:
Manufacture of hot-rolled sections to AS/NZS 3679.1:2016, plus the requirements of the “Materials” sections of AS 4100:1998 Steel structures, AS/NZS 5100.6:2017 Bridge design – Steel and Composite Construction, or AS/NZS 5131:2016 Structural steelwork – Fabrication and erection, or the Materials and Brittle Fracture section of NZS 3404:2009 Steel Structures Standard – Materials fabrication and construction.
For further details, please download the certificate from the below link:
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- SULB Bahrain ACRS Certificate 191005 Bahrain
Product Certification – JIS Mark Certificates
Both the Light and Medium Section Mill in Saudi Arabia and the Medium and Heavy Section Mill in Bahrain hold JIS Mark Certificates issued by the Korean Standards Agency (KSA) relevant to the section types and sizes manufactured at each mill for the following standards and grades:
JIS G 3101 – Rolled Steels for General Structure Grades: SS400, SS490, SS540
JIS G 3106 – Rolled Steels for Welded Structure Grades: SM400A, SM400B, SM490A, SM490B, SM520B
JIS G 3136 – Rolled Steels for Building Structure Grades: SN400B, SN490B
- SULB JIS G 3136 Certificate Bahrain
Product Certification - CNS Certification
Both the Light and Medium Section Mill in Saudi Arabia and the Medium and Heavy Section Mill in Bahrain hold JIS Mark Certificates issued by the Korean Standards Agency (KSA) relevant to the section types and sizes manufactured at each mill for the following standards and grades:
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Product Certification - SASO SQM Licences
Environment & Sustainability
Greener and Heathier Products with Transparency Disclosures
SULB is listed on the ‘Sustainable Minds Transparency Catalog’ website to help Architects, Engineers and Contractor’s (AEC’s) find and specify greener and healthier products for their high-performance building projects. To access this website, please click the below link
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Sustainable Minds Transparency Catalog View Website
This link directs you to a third party website hosted by Sustainable Minds
Using the above link, SULB EPD (Environmental Product Declaration) and HPD (Health Product Declaration) can be downloaded.
Alternatively, the EPD and HPD may be downloaded directly from the below respective program operators:
SULB maintains a Type-III EPD (Environmental Product Declaration) with ASTM International as the program operator. The EPD has been verified under the CEN Norm EN 15804:2012+A1:2013 which serves as the core PCR. Independent verification of the declaration is according to ISO 14025:2006 and ISO 21930:2007.
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SULB EPD Download Download
This link directs you to a third party website hosted by ASTM International
SULB maintains a HPD v2.1 (Health Product Declaration) which was developed to provide health information to its customers.