Overview
Mauritania enjoys an abundance of natural resources, including iron, copper, gypsum and phosphates, that have played a crucial role in bolstering national capital, effectively fuelling development and creating employment opportunities. A major source of hard currency, these resources have also boosted the country’s economic output and living standards.
To drive further development in this sector, ADFD funded the Steel Bars Mill project in 1977. In addition to supporting Mauritania’s industry, the venture contributed to an increase of the gross national product (GNP).
The scope encompassed the construction of an electric smelter with a capacity of 12,000 tonnes of liquid steel per year, a rolling unit for the forming of steel blocks for diverse products, smelter accessories, as well as two industrial facilities and services units.
To meet the demands of the construction sector, the project also included a cold drawing unit for the production of concrete-reinforcing steel with a capacity of 10,000 tonnes per year.
