International Steels Limited

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International Steels Limited
Company type Public
PSX:  ISL
KSE 100 component
Industry Steel
Founded2007;17 years ago (2007)
FounderTowfiq H. Chinoy [1]
Headquarters Karachi, Sindh
Area served
Pakistan
Key people
Yousuf H. Mirza (CEO)
Kamal A.Chinoy (chairperson)
RevenueDecrease2.svgRs. 76.75 billion (US$270 million) (2023)
Decrease2.svgRs. 7.455 billion (US$26 million) (2023)
Decrease2.svgRs. 3.518 billion (US$12 million) (2023)
Total assets Decrease2.svgRs. 42.391 billion (US$150 million) (2023)
Total equity Decrease2.svgRs. 21.683 billion (US$75 million) (2023)
Owner International Industries Limited (56.33%)
Sumitomo Corporation (9.07%)
JFE Steel (4.74%)
Number of employees
688 (2023)
Parent International Industries Limited
Website isl.com.pk
Footnotes /references
Financials as of 30 June 2023 [2]

International Steels Limited is a Pakistani company which manufactures cold rolled, galvanized and color coated steel coils and sheets. [3] [4] It is based in Karachi, Pakistan. [5]

History

International Steels was founded by Amir Sultan Chinoy in 2007 as a joint-venture between International Industries Limited, Sumitomo Corporation, and JFE Steel. [6] [3] Its plant was commissioned in 2010 at a cost of $162 million and it had a capacity to produce 280,000 tons per annum of cold rolled coil from hot rolled coil, including 150,000 tons per annum of galvanized steel. [7] The plant is located in the industrial estate of Landhi. [8] The project received $18.40 million loan from the International Finance Corporation which included a convertible loan of $6.4 million. [7]

In June 2011, International Steels was listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange, following an initial public offering at a strike price of PKR 14.06. [9]

In March 2016, International Steel increasing its annual production capacity to over 500,000 metric tons which included 400,000 metric tons of galvanized steel. [5] [10] The project which cost Rs 3.2 billion involved upgrading the cold rolling mill (CCM), adding a second galvanizing line, and establishing a colour coating steel plant. [10]

In June 2018, International Steel commissioned a new plant which further increased its production capacity to 1 million tons per annum. [11] [12]

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