Libyan Iron And Steel Company

About LISCO

The Libyan Iron and Steel Company is one of the largest companies in the great Jamahiriya with an annual designed capacity of 1,324,000 ton of liquid steel .
The company is situated near the coastal city of Misurata , about 210km east of Tripoli on an area of 1,200 hectares .
The leader of the great Al-fatah Revolution layed the foundation stone of the company on the 18th of September 1979 .
The company entered the production stage when the leader inaugurated the steel complex during the festivities of the 20th anniversary of the great revolution production plants and the company entered the production stage .

The company comprises of the following production facilities :
1- Direct Reduction Plant .
2- Steel Melt Shop No. 1 .
3- Steel Melt Shop No. 2 .
4- Bar and Rod Mills .
5- Light and Medium Section Mill .
6- Hot Strip Mill .
7- Cold Rolling Mill .
8- Galvanizing Line .
9- Continuous Coating Line .

Also , it comprises of several auxiliary and supporting facilities , which include :
1- Port & Pellet stock yard .
2- Power & Desalination plant .
3- Oxygen & Compressed air plant .
4- Sedada Quarry & Calcimine plant .
5- Central Workshop .
6- Training Center .
7- Quality Control Laboratories .

The company is committed to satisfying customer requirements and establishing itself as one of the major producers of iron and steel in the world by emphasizing quality as one of its paramount goals .
It has established quality council that aims at implementing the requirements of the international quality system ( ISO ) in all production facilities as one of its major goals .
Thus, The Libyan Iron and Steel Company has acquired the 12th European Award of quality for the year 1998, and it has been rewarded the International Quality Certificate( ISO 9001/2000 ) on 25/3/2002 .