Outokumpu is providing key structural support in the construction of the Qatar Foundation headquarters in Education City by delivering about 170 tonnes of specialty stainless steel.

Structural sections made out of duplex stainless steel provide the needed support for the 57-m-tall cube-shaped building rising on the outskirts of Doha, Qatar.

Outokumpu is supplying rectangular hollow sections and L-profiles manufactured from duplex plate to Eversendai Engineering, who is in charge of delivering the structural package for the new building. Duplex stainless steel was chosen as it provides the required strength for the core of the structure. The hollow structural sections are stainless steel profiles which are manufactured by welding two U-shaped stainless steel profiles together at Outokumpu Plate Service Centre in Degerfors, Sweden.

"The Qatar Foundation headquarters project is a prime example also of the added value services Outokumpu can provide to its customers. The production of the structural sections for this project included steps from cutting and bending to edge preparation to ensure a smooth installation at the construction site," says Tobias Larsson, from Outokumpu’s sales operations in the UAE.