AQS steel exports reach $274m in 2026, company says
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Its latest shipment, sent from Bellara on 7 November, went to Saudi Arabia and Lithuania.
Algerian Qatari Steel (AQS), based in El Milia, Jijel, exported 545,000 tonnes of steel products worth over $274m from the start of 2026 to November, the company said.
The company's plant is in the Bellara industrial zone, in El Milia commune, Jijel wilaya. Algérie Eco reported the figures on 8 November, from a company statement that the Algerian Press Service (APS) also carried.
Since the start of the week, the company has exported 99,470 tonnes of various steel products worth more than $39m to Saudi Arabia and Lithuania, the statement said.
Awras reported that the shipment left the Bellara complex on 7 November. Reduced iron pellets went to Saudi Arabia, while rebar and wire rod coils went to Lithuania.
The plant makes rebar, wire rod coils and reduced iron pellets.
The shipment was part of National Export Day, which the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Export Promotion organised with the Ministry of Interior and Local Authorities. The day coincided with the 72nd anniversary of the start of the national liberation revolution.
The company said it plans to keep developing its exports and to reach new international markets.
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