According to the World Steel Association, Qatar’s crude steel production peaked in 2014 at 3.02 million tons, which has been decreasing year by year from 2015 to 2016, to 2.5 million tons by 2016, and by 4.9% to approximately 2.6 million by 2017 Tons ranks 40th in the world. In 2015, steel consumption in Qatar was 1.5 million tons. Following Iran, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Iraq, and Israel, it ranked sixth in the Middle East, mainly for construction and infrastructure construction. During the same period, Qatar’s per capita steel consumption was 669.4 kg, which is higher than the world’s average of 208 kg and the Middle East’s 225 kg.

In order to achieve self-sufficiency in construction steel and maximize the value of natural gas resources in the country, Qatar Steel smelting mainly uses Midrex steel production process, which uses natural gas shaft furnace to convert iron oxides in the form of pellets or lump ore into direct reduced iron ( DRI). Midrex steel production process has the advantages of mature technology, simple operation, high production efficiency, low heat consumption and high product quality, but it also has certain limitations, such as the need for rich natural gas resources for protection. For Qatar, which is rich in natural gas resources, it is more appropriate. In 2016, Qatar's DRI production was 2.5 million tons, ranking fourth in the Middle East and eighth in the world.

At present, Qatar’s domestic iron and steel enterprise team is still not large enough. But with the vigorous promotion of the government, the team will gradually become more fulfilled.