STATE COMPANY FOR IRON AND STEEL

                    The State Company for iron and steel (SCIS) belong to the Iraqi ministry of industry and completely owned by the government. It is the unique company specialized in producing rebars and sections all over Iraq. It is located in Khor alzubair complex, about 45 Km to the south of Basra center and near to Um-qaser City, and is only 5 Km away from Khor alzubair port.

The company had been constructed at the beginning of the seventieth by a French company and was commissioned in parts during the period 1978-1980. From the start time, production was limited, after which completely stopped during the first and second gulf war then a very limited production because of the sanctions from 1991 upto 2003 due to the shortage of funds required for production and maintenance. In April 2003 the company was completely stopped due to bad conditions of its equpements and loitering events happened at that time.