Plant facilities include a Midrex process [Wikidata] based DRI/HBI Combo Mega Module, electric arc furnaces with a ladle refining furnace, a continuous casting plant and rolling mills.

[4] Its mill site is located in Mesaieed Industrial Area 45 kilometres (28 mi) south of Doha.

[1][6] It was a joint venture between the Government of Qatar [70%] and two Japanese companies, Kobe Steel [20%] and Tokyo Boeki [10%].

It started its full operation and steel production in 1978 and in 1997, shares of Kobe Steel and Tokyo Boeki were acquired by the Government of Qatar, which was later transferred to QatarEnergy and thereafter to Industries Qatar (IQ)[7] during a reorganization in April 2003.

The facilities have a yearly production capacity of 280,000 tonnes of wire rods and 300,000 tons of bars.