MIDREX Plant with 1st Quarter Anniversary

Algerian-Qatari Steel

Location: Bellara Industrial Zone, El-Milia, Jijel, Algeria

• Start-Up: February 2021
• Products: Cdri/Hdri
• Rated Capacity: 2.5 Mt/Y

Algerian-Qatari Steel (AQS) was established in December 2013, as a joint venture between Qatar Steel International (49%), SIDER Investment Group (46%), and the Algerian National Investment Fund (5%). The steel complex occupies a total area of 216 hectares (> 553 acres) and includes:

• MIDREX Direct Reduction Plant – production capacity of 2.5 Mt/y hot and cold direct reduced iron (HDRI and CDRI)
• Two 120-ton electric arc furnaces (EAFs) – total production capacity of 2.2 Mt/y
• Three rolling mills – total production capacity of 2 Mt/y of reinforcing bars and wire rods

First direct reduced iron (DRI) was produced in February 2021, and HDRI was initially charged to the EAF in March 2021.

Since first DRI production in February 2021, the MIDREX Plant has produced high-quality HDRI and CDRI and established multiple operational records. The plant received four awards at the 2025 International MIDREX Conference, with further performance milestones achieved during the same year.

Read more about Algerian Qatari Steel at: aqs.dz