International Steels Limited Explained

International Steels Limited
Traded As:
KSE 100 component
Area Served:Pakistan
Key People:Yousuf H. Mirza (CEO)
Kamal A.Chinoy (chairperson)
Industry:Steel
Founder:Towfiq H. Chinoy[1]
Location:Karachi, Sindh
Revenue Year:2023
Income Year:2023
Net Income Year:2023
Assets Year:2023
Equity Year:2023
Num Employees:688
Num Employees Year:2023
Owner:International Industries Limited (56.33%)
Sumitomo Corporation (9.07%)
JFE Steel (4.74%)
Parent:International Industries Limited
Footnotes:Financials [2]

International Steels Limited (Urdu: انٹرنیشنل اسٹیلز) is a Pakistani company which manufactures cold rolled, galvanized and color coated steel coils and sheets.[3] It is based in Karachi, Pakistan.

History

International Steels was incorporated in 2007 as a joint-venture between International Industries Limited, Sumitomo Corporation, and JFE Steel.[4] [5] Its plant was commissioned in 2010 at a cost of $162 million and it had a capacity to produce 280,000 tons per annum of cold rolled coil from hot rolled coil, including 150,000 tons per annum of galvanized steel.[6] The plant is located in the industrial estate of Landhi.[7] The project received $18.40 million loan from the International Finance Corporation which included a convertible loan of $6.4 million.[6]

In June 2011, International Steels was listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange, following an initial public offering at a strike price of PKR 14.06.[8]

In March 2016, International Steel increasing its annual production capacity to over 500,000 metric tons which included 400,000 metric tons of galvanized steel.[9] [10] The project which cost Rs 3.2 billion involved upgrading the cold rolling mill (CCM), adding a second galvanizing line, and establishing a colour coating steel plant.[10]

In June 2018, International Steel commissioned a new plant which further increased its production capacity to 1 million tons per annum.[11] [12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Towfiq H. Chinoy, founder International Steel Limited . Business Recorder.
  2. Web site: International Steels Limited Annual Report 2023. 18 May 2024.
  3. Web site: Scions of steel. Anusha. Zahid. February 21, 2019. Aurora Magazine.
  4. Web site: First IPO after 12 months over-subscribed. From the. Newspaper. April 12, 2011. DAWN.COM.
  5. Web site: Research . B. R. . 2024-02-07 . International Steels Limited . 2024-02-09 . Brecorder . en.
  6. Web site: International Steels IFC funding.
  7. Web site: Aisha Steel Mills Ltd- Yet another business case built on protectionism. Arshad. Hussain. January 22, 2018. Profit by Pakistan Today.
  8. Web site: International Steel: Trading starts at the Karachi stock exchange. June 1, 2011. The Express Tribune.
  9. Web site: Expansion:International Steels plans to boost production capacity. 1 February 2017. The Express Tribune.
  10. Web site: International Steels Limited expands production to over 500,000MT. March 8, 2016. Brecorder.
  11. Web site: International Steels’ new plant comes on line. Bilal. Hussain. June 27, 2018. The Express Tribune.
  12. Web site: International Steels emerges as biggest cold roller after kick-starting new plant . Danyal . Haris . June 28, 2018 . The News International.