In response to Israeli strikes on Mobarakeh Steel and Khuzestan Steel, the IRGC announced evacuation orders for 6 strategic steel factories in Israel and GCC:
- Saudi Arabia: SABIC Hadeed Complex, Al-Jubail. The facility has a capacity of 6 million tons of crude steel per year, making it the dominant producer in the country due to support from the Saudi sovreign wealth fund.
- UAE: Emirates Steel (Masteel), Musaffah area of Abu Dhabi. Capacity is 3.5 million tons of steel per year, contributing to 10% of Abu Dhabi's total non-oil manufacturing output.
- Qatar: Qatar Steel, Mesaieed industrial city, near Al-Wakra. Capacity is 2.5 million tons annually, making it Qatar's largest domestic supplier.
- Kuwait: United Steel Industrial Company, Shuwaikh industrial area. Its annual capacity is 1.2 million tons of steel billets & a rolling capacity of 1.4 million tons of rebar, making it the largest producer in the country.
- Bahrain: Bahrain Steel, Block 117 in Manama. It can produce 11–12 million tons of iron ore pellets per year. It's one of the only major pellet producers in the entire Gulf region. As a result, many steel mills in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE rely on the facility.
- Israel: Yehuda Steel, Ashdod. It has a scrap recycling capacity of 250,000-300,000 tons, rolling capacity of 250k-350k, and crude steel capacity of 250k-350k. Tasnim also mentioned Israel Steel Rolling Mills, south of Acre. ~90% of Israel's steel is imported, including from China, Turkey, UAE, Russia & the US.
