Management Services / Market Studies / Asset Valuation

National Steel of Pakistan Ltd, Karachi, Pakistan

• Iron and steel plant, Karachi (capacity: 475,000 tons of liquid steel/year with provision for expansion to 2,000,000 tons/year). Feasibility study in association with Arthur G. McKee & Company, ARMCO and Chemical Consultants (Pakistan) Ltd. General advice on credit negotiations with Exim Bank and on arrangements for collaboration for the new iron and steel works.

United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLA), Santiago, Chile

• Study paper on economies of scale of steel plant in sizes varying from 25,000 to 30,000 tons/year for Latin American locations.

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO),Paris

• Field survey and report on factors affecting absorption of scientific and technical knowledge among adults in India and Thailand.

US. Agency for International Development (USAID), New Delhi

• Survey of International trade in machine tools. Examination of the marketing structure of machine tools in different economies for the purpose of developing an effective marketing strategy for Indian exports. (Joint assignment with the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta)

Government of Iran, Tehran

• Assessment of Iran's future requirements of steel in Iran. Study of the demand for steel (including alloy and special steels) in Iran, by category, size and finish. Also a review of the market for ferroalloys indicating export possibilities (UNIDO sponsored assignment)

Kingdom of Morocco (Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Merchant Navy), Rabat

• Assessment of Morocco's requirements of mild steel, special steel and ingots. The study comprised classification of steel products, assessment of past and present consumption, methodology and projection of steel requirements up to the year 1983-1984.

Union Generale Siderurgie Arabe, Algiers, Algeria

• Study report for development possibilities of iron and steel industry in Arab countries.

United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), Vienna

• Updating and revision of UNIDO Monographs on Industrial Development No. 5 - Iron and Steel Industry, on the basis of the discussions and decisions of the Third Inter-regional Symposium on Iron and Steel Industry held at Brasilia, Brazil, in October 1973.
• Techno-economic study for promotion of cooperation amongst developing countries in the iron and steel Industry.
• Study on world-wide iron and steel industry scenarios up to 1990.

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Technology Division (UNCTAD), Geneva

• Technical study on transfer of technology in iron and steel industry - Case study of Bokaro, India.
• Technical study on national design and engineering organisations: their role in strengthening the technological capacity of developing countries.

Government of Colombia, Bogota, Colombia

• Development of iron and steel industry in Colombia. Detailed study and analyses of conditions, problems and possibilities of the Colombian iron and steel industry; recommendations for the expansion of existing capacity and installation of additional iron and steelmaking capacity; formulation of an immediate, short-term and long-term steel development plan in the larger context of cooperation and interchange in the Andean sub-region. (UNIDO sponsored assignment).

World Bank, Washington D.C.

• Appraisal of SONASID steel project as member of World Bank Mission to Morocco. Evaluation of findings of earlier study carried out on the project, establishment of macro-economic factors influencing steel demand in Morocco and appraisal of the pattern of the demand by main product categories and quality to enable the development of an appropriate product-mix for the steel project.

General Corporation for Iron and Steel Projects, Libyan Arab Republic

• Site levelling and preparation; supervision services for the first coast-based steel plant in Libya.
• Comparative study of sites for locating the first coast-based steel plant in Libya.

Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), Bangkok

• Detailed study and analysis of the problems and possibilities of the iron and steel industry in the five ASEAN countries, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.

Government of Indonesia, Jakarta

• Master plan for the iron and steel industry in Indonesia.

Egyptian Italian Engineering and Construction Joint Stock Company (EGITALEC), Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt

• Sectoral study of the steel industry in Arab Republic of Egypt up to 2000 A.D. covering demand for iron and steel products; in-depth study of existing steel plants and steel consuming industries/ sectors; recommendations for revamping/ modernisation; development of potential secondary steel consuming industries.
• Comprehensive study covering the demand for aluminium products in Egypt; study of the Egyptian aluminium industry, consuming industries and sectors, as well as export possibilities of aluminium flat products.

Caribbean Ispat Ltd, Couva, Trinidad & Tobago

• Feasibility study for upgradation of the plant taking into account market conditions and technological improvements. Measures for combating air and effluent pollution from the existing facilities in accordance with guidelines laid down by the US EPA authorities.

Ispat Mexicana, Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico

• Techno-economic report for study of the operations of the existing plant to evaluate the options for optimising plant capacity and product-mix

Qatar Steel Company (QASCO), Qatar

• Market study on domestic and export market potential for steel products made by Qatar Steel
• Market study for manhole covers and various types of iron and steel pipes in the GCC and far-eastern countries.
• Market report and methodology for market research for direct reduced iron (DRI) and hot briquetted iron (HBI). Alternative demand/supply forecast methods, desk research, preparation of questionnaire.

Monnet Ispat Ltd

• Report on corporate master plan

Thai Special Steel Industry Co Ltd, Bangkok, Thailand

• Market study report for study of market and demand forecast for iron and steel products in Thailand and selected South-East Asian countries. The market study covered the demand for semis, metallics, wire rods and HR coil in Thailand, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, South Korea, Phillippines, Singapore, Taiwan and China.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd, Japan

• Market survey on the prospects of ESP and Flue gas desulphurisation in indian steel and power industry

Kamancor Ltd, South Africa and Nissho Iwai Corporation, Japan

• Technical assessment of Langpang City FE-MN Smeltery, Hfbei, China (Annual Capacity: 50,000 tons/yr of high carbon ferromanganese. Complete survey of the plant and categorization of major plant and equipment according to their serviceability; indication of measures to improve plant performance

Villacero/Sicartsa, Mexico Zincacero

• Market study report on hot rolled coils

Kuwait Consulting and Investment Co, KSC Safat, Kuwait

• Technical assessment of plant facilities, review of financial performance and market of Zenica Steel Works, Zenica, Republic of Bosnia, Herzegovina.
• Assessment of networth for Zenica Steel

Nippon Steel Corporation Tokyo, Japan

• Techno-economic report for studying the prospects of Indian steel market.

PT Ispat, Indonesia

• Report on assessment of future availability of domestic scrap in Indonesia

National Industries Group

• Due diligence study on GIIC iron ore pellet plant in Bahrain

ThyssenKrupp Robins Inc, Denver, USA

• Manpower deployment for assisting TKRI in TC-Arbitration work.

Golden Pyramid Plaza, Cairo, Egypt

• Manpower deployment for contract management for City Stars project

Rajhi Steel, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

• Deputation of personnel for carrying out supervision of construction / erection activities at steel melt shop project at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

G-Steel Public Co Ltd, Thailand

• Market study report for cold rolled and zinc coated steel products in Thailand

Pan Kingdom Invest Co, KSA

• Strategic plan for steel cluster in Jizan Economic City, KSA