Metallurgical Research Sector/ Egyptian
Iron and Steel Company (Hadisolb)
Founded: 1960
Head: Dr. Abo-Al-Kasem Al-Sherif, Director
Address:
Telephone: 202-501 1509/5/2/3
Facsimile: 202-3913526, 501 1608
E-mail: eisc@idsc.gov.eg
Web site: www.steel-eg.com
Institutional framework:
Governmental, National
Working Languages:
Arabic, English
Areas of activity:
Applied
science and technology: Industry and
metallurgy
Number of staff:
Research
professionals: 6
Support
professionals: 9
Technicians: 35
Staff total: 50
Library holdings:
Number of
library volumes: 6,071
Number of
library periodicals: 25
Other
holdings: 1, 1 16
The Metallurgical Research Sector aims at increasing productivity,
decreasing costs and improving quality of metals and metallurgical processes.
Organizational structure:
The Metallurgical Research Sector has two general
directorates: Metallurgical Research and Radioactive Isotopes
Laboratory.
R and D activities/schemes:
R and D is performed on iron ores, sinters, pig iron,
steels,
limestone, dolomite, ferro-alloys and refractories.
Public services:
Destructive and non-destructive testing of raw
materials, iron
and steel (ultrasonic, x-ray and others)
Publications:
Non-recurrent: Technical bulletins.
Links to other organizations:
The Metallurgical Research Sector maintains links with
scientific and technical research centers and universities,
local and abroad.
Parent body/affiliations:
The Metallurgical Research Sector works under the
umbrella
of the Egyptian Ministry of Industry and Minerals.
Information sources:
Information provided by the Metallurgical Research
Sector dated