ABU DHABI, 16th June, 2015 (WAM) -- Emirates Steel, owned by SENAAT, recently held its first annual customer meeting aimed at strengthening its partnerships with some of the most important distributers and importers of the heavy section products at regional and global level, while consolidating its position in the market.
The meeting, held at the Jumeirah Etihad Towers Hotel, was attended by officials from over 58 regional and international companies representing dealers and distributors for Emirates Steel in more than 13 countries, including Canada, Hong Kong, Germany, Netherlands, Singapore, Turkey, India, the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia and Morocco. During the event, officials, senior officers, and directors from Emirates Steel discussed ways of improving cooperation and consolidating existing partnerships while enhancing communication to improve common interests, in addition to the latest developments taking place in various markets. CEO of Emirates Steel, Saeed Ghamran Rumaithi, reaffirmed the company?s commitment to its customers through sustaining its product development and enhancing customer service. He expressed his gratitude concerning the achievements of Emirates Steel over the past year in terms of revenues, progress and product development, despite the actual challenges existing in the market. The company?s production reached 0.55 million tons of heavy structural sections, 1.85 million tonnes of rebar and 0.4 million tonnes of wire rod. In the same context, he highlighted the fact that Emirates Steel, with its distributors and customers, are partners in these achievements, helping the company reach up to one million tonnes sales of structural steel by the end of 2014 since the startup of its production date in late 2012. Emirates Steel?s export market breakdown consisted of Saudi Arabia accounting for 54 percent of exports, followed by the Unites States and the United Kingdom, each accounting for 9 percent, Mexico 8 percent, Germany 5 percent, while the local market share made up 61 percent of the total sales during 2014.Copyright Emirates News Agency (WAM) 2015.
