JINDAL STEEL SOHAR LLC

Company Profile

• Strategically located in the industrial port of Sohar, the Sultanate of Oman and a mere two-hour drive from metropolitan Dubai, Jindal Shadeed Iron and Steel (JSIS) is the largest privately-owned integrated steel producer in the Persian Gulf region (the Gulf Cooperation Council or the GCC).
• Oman, under the wise and most admired leadership of His Majesty the late Sultan Qaboos bin Said - may God rest his soul - and His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said - may God protect him - have embraced steel as a bridge that continues to accelerate the country's astonishing industrialization and modernization processes in recent times.
• Aligned with the vision of His Majesty to reduce the country's dependency on Oil and Gas Sector - Jindal Shadeed is proud to be a key partner in this prestigious endeavor and committed to producing "Steel... that bridges your trust".
• With a current annual steel production capacity of 2.4 million tons, since 2010, JSIS has been regarded as the preferred and trusted supplier of high-quality long steel products to clients in leading and rapidly growing economies of Oman, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. Beyond the GCC, JSIS supplies steel products to clients in the far-flung parts of the globe, including those in Europe, the Far East, China, Canada and Australia.
• JSIS is the only mill in the GCC to have Vacuum Degassing facility which enables to produce a wide range of grades.
• Unique to JSIS as a steel manufacturer, is JSIS’s location on the Sea of Oman and by extension, the Indian Ocean. In addition to ground transport through the Muscat-Dubai highway, with a dedicated 600-meter jetty, JSIS benefits from un-impeded inflow of raw materials and outflow of steel products by marine vessels sailing from the four corners of the globe.
• Aside from range and quality of its products and strategic location, what sets JSIS apart from its competitors is not only its range and quality of products, square billets, round billets, reinforced bars and value-added billets , but also JSIS’s commitment to the environment as well as the local communities in which it has been serving for years.
• Benefiting from the most modern iron and steel making technologies, JSIS has mastered the low cost and environmentally friendly supply chain of steel making. From its natural gas-powered Midrex-designed and equipped “Hotlink” Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) plant (with world’s tallest DRI tower of 145 meters) to the Danieli-equipped steel making plant, JSIS has received various accolades for its environmentally friendly approach to steel making, having some of the world’s lowest carbon intensity footprints, the envy of steel producers in the region.
• In Oman, JSIS is recognized as one of the foremost employer of choice. JSIS provides a safe, stable and collegial working environment for its workforce. Continuing education, on-the-job training, crucible role are some of the salient markers of a career at JSIS. JSIS continuously invests in developing future skills of its employees. Currently the company achieves more than training man-days per employee. During the Covid-19 pandemic, JSIS sprang to action to provide a safe working environment for its employees and without interruptions to the production cycle. JSIS is one of the first private employers in Oman to vaccinate its employees and their families.