WITH demand on the rise for its steel products, Al Yamamah Steel Industries Company has embarked on an expansion which is designed to double its production capacity within the coming two years, says Yousef Bazaid, the CEO of the company.

Al Yamamah Steel registered an 18 per cent increase in sales last year and expects its sales to rise further as it rolls out new production capacity at its factories, which can currently produce 180,000 tonnes of steel products annually.

Al Yamamah Steel has over two decades of experience behind it in the steel sector to service the construction, electricity and lighting sectors. It enjoys a leadership status amongst companies specialised in the manufacture of steel tubes, streetlighting and power distribution poles, high mast, steel lattice towers and space frames. It is approved by Saudi Electricity Company (SEC), Saudi Aramco, Ministry of transport, and local municipalities.

Its pioneering venture in the steel sector is its steel tubes production unit, which in 1989 began production of high-quality square, rectangular and circular steel welded hollow sections, steel sheets and steel straps, in compliance with international standards and using state-of-the-art technologies under the supervision of a specialised team, Bazaid adds.

Heading the steel tube business is Abulrazzak Abusafia, who says that the unit has contributed to meeting the steel hollow sections requirements of numerous workshops, factories and contractors in the country. Its products are used in the production of scaffolding, columns and beams, doors, windows, purlins, awnings, sun-shades, and other products.
The company has established a niche for itself in the local and regional steel market. “Our products have become leaders in their sectors because of our commitment to meet the market requirements in terms of different sizes as per international standards and at competitive prices,” Abusafia adds.

To support its operations in Saudi Arabia, increase its market penetration and to provide enhanced customer support, the company has two operational units in Jeddah and Dammam industrial cities spread over an area of more than 100,000 sq m, with a building footprint that covers 30 per cent of the site. Its annual production capacity will reach 240,000 tonnes within the coming two years.