The business will spend SAR 15 billion ($4 billion) in Ras Al Khair Industrial City on Saudi Arabia's east coast to build 4 million tonnes/year of continuous casting and hot strip capacity, 1 million tonnes/year of cold rolled coil capacity, and a tin plate plant. There will also be two direct reduction iron units in the new complex, each with a 2.5 million tonne per year capacity.
Essar will sell a variety of gauges, from ultra-thin to thick, to downstream industries such automotive, oil and gas, water pipe, packaging, electrical, and home appliances in order to meet local and national demand (see Kallanish passim).