A consortium led by VAI erected for HADEED (Al-Jubail, Saudi Arabia) a new production facility for a wide range of flat rolled products, on a turnkey basis. This giant plant includes a steelshop, a continuous caster, a hot rolling mill, cold rolling facilities, as well as all necessary side installations. The project is characterized by a series of highly new technological solutions and a high degree of automation of the production process (process and quality control).