Zamil Steel’s Structural Steel Division (SSD) recently added several new contracts in connection with two of Saudi Arabia’s most extensive construction projects to its list of achievements. The agreements pave the way for the company to design, fabricate and supply high-quality structural steel products and services to the Shoaiba Power Plant and Ma’aden Development Projects.
The successful acquisition of these contracts is based in part upon the company’s overall reputation for quality, economy and dependability. Zamil Steel-SSD produces a wide range of structural steel products, including structural steel buildings, equipment support structures, process structures, pipe racks and high-rise buildings. Quality is ensured by process systems that meet ISO 9001:2000 standards, the latest in computerised design technology and the use of methods such as the Balanced Scorecard Programme and Oracle Enabled Re-engineering to guide engineering, manufacturing and business processes toward reaching the highest goals of performance and efficiency.
The Shoaiba Power Plant contract, awarded in 2008, allows the Structural Steel Division to continue its long-time partnership with Saudi Archirodon Limited, which has been contracted by Saudi Electricity Company on the Shoaiba Power Plant Extension – Stage III. 
The Shoaiba Power Plant is one of the world’s largest fossil-fuelled power plants and is currently undertaking its fifth phase of extension to keep up with the increasing power demand within the kingdom.  Upon completion of the latest extension, scheduled for 2010, Shoaiba will produce 5,440 MW of energy.  In this latest phase, Zamil Steel SSD will supply 11,250 tonnes of structural steel products in a variety of forms ranging from turbine buildings to pipe racks and other structures.  SSD supplied its customer, Saudi Archirdon, on the previous phases of extension, which involved the delivery of 51,811 tonnes of structural steel and steel products. This massive regional project exemplifies the growing need to upgrade Saudi Arabia’s power plants to keep pace with the country’s demands, a situation that naturally creates an expanding and dynamic market for Zamil Steel’s Structural Steel Division.
Zamil Steel SSD’s recent upgrades and expansions have also positioned the company to gain access to significant opportunities created by Saudi Arabian economic policy. Investment aimed at the diversification of the industrial base of the country into sectors - such as speciality chemical plants - has seen the creation of projects such as the Ma’aden Development Project.  This endeavour is scheduled to produce 10 per cent of the world’s dominium phosphate, a fertiliser which is used on grain and horticulture.  The project is valued at $5 billion and requires the design and construction of some of the largest structures of this type ever built, particularly for the three sulphuric acid plants and the three phosphoric acid plants.
In a clear endorsement of SSD’s status as the region’s leading supplier of structural steel products and service levels, SSD was chosen by four different contractors working on the Ma’aden Development Project to supply the steel fabrication required for construction.
“During 2008, the Structural Steel Division reaped the benefits of carefully implemented expansion and modernisation initiatives. Our increased production capacity and upgraded technological capabilities, coupled with the tireless efforts of our personnel to provide unparalleled products and services to our clients have resulted in our company being chosen for these landmark projects,” said Ayman Kanaan, general manager of Zamil Steel-SSD.
Zamil Steel-SSD also retained its market-leading position in the design and fabrication of steel structures for high-rise buildings, with a significant number of tower contracts being awarded to Zamil Steel in both Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
“As business and manufacturing technology advances, we at SSD are keenly aware of the necessity to keep abreast of the latest tools and procedures, and to implement them according to our business needs. Only then can we continue to meet the challenges of the industry and of the future,” added Kanaan.