As part of the annual maintenance program, the control systems of the direct reduction unit were renewed, and these steps also strengthen the company’s sustainable production vision.
Libyan Iron and Steel Company (LISCO) announced that it is carrying out a series of modernization works aimed at increasing production efficiency and reducing costs. Within this scope, the operation and control systems of the third direct reduction iron unit (DRI) were renewed in cooperation with the international technical service provider Rotary International Ltd.
LISCO officials stated that these works are carried out within the company’s annual planned maintenance program. The maintenance process started on July 4 and is targeted to be completed by the end of this week. Due to this maintenance, a temporary pause occurred in the export of some products.
LISCO, one of the largest companies in Libya’s heavy industry sector, has an annual steel production capacity of 1.7 million tons using gas-powered direct reduction technology. Of this capacity, 1 million tons consist of billets and 611,000 tons of slab production, while the company also has a capacity of 650,000 tons of HBI and 1.1 million tons of DRI. LISCO also operates a ribbed bar rolling mill with an annual capacity of 1.2 million tons and rod and wire rod production lines with a capacity of 200,000 tons.
With modernization and maintenance works, LISCO aims to strengthen its operational infrastructure to achieve more stable, efficient, and sustainable production.
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