{"id":27367,"date":"2025-11-27T02:12:54","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T01:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=27367"},"modified":"2025-11-27T02:13:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T01:13:00","slug":"algeria-leads-north-africa-in-steel-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=27367","title":{"rendered":"Algeria Leads North Africa in Steel Production"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Algiers<\/strong> \u2013 Algeria has emerged as the leading steel producer in North Africa, experiencing significant growth in its steel industry throughout 2025. The nation has recorded a remarkable 15% surge in crude steel production within a short period, positioning it as a key player in this vital sector.<\/p>\n<p>Reports indicate that Algeria spearheaded North Africa&#8217;s performance in steel production. Output reached 460,000 tons in a single month, demonstrating that factories are operating at full capacity.<\/p>\n<p>This surge comes as Algeria seeks to expand its influence in a sector that forms a cornerstone of global construction and manufacturing. While other nations maintain their leading positions within the Arab world, Algeria&#8217;s rapid growth signals a shift in the regional landscape.<\/p>\n<p>The overall Arab steel sector has also witnessed growth, increasing by 7.2% in the first ten months of 2025. This growth reflects the increasing contribution of Arab nations to the international iron and steel market.<\/p>\n<p><em>Looking ahead, Algeria is preparing to exploit the massive Gara Djebilet iron ore mine, a project expected to transform the national industry starting in the first quarter of 2026.<\/em> This development promises to further solidify Algeria&#8217;s position as a major force in the steel industry, both regionally and potentially globally.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?cat=1\">More Algeria articles on DZWatch<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\">DZWatch &#8211; Your News Portal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Algiers \u2013 Algeria has emerged as the leading steel producer in North Africa, experiencing significant growth in its steel industry throughout 2025. The nation has recorded a remarkable 15% surge in crude steel production within a short period, positioning it as a key player in th&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27368,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","iawp_total_views":6,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27367","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-algeria"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27367","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27367"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27367\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27369,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27367\/revisions\/27369"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/27368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27367"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27367"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27367"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}