History & Milestones

1939
Ittefaq Group

In 1939, in the bustling city of Lahore, Pakistan, a dream was born. Mian Muhammad Sharif laid the first stone of a journey that would span generations. What began with a few tools and endless determination evolved, through grit and relentless hard work, into Ittefaq Foundries Ltd — By 1971, Ittefaq Foundries had grown into Pakistan’s largest steel and heavy engineering enterprise — the crown jewel of the Ittefaq Group and a symbol of national industrial pride. Yet, history often

1980
Ittefaq Group Expansion

Ittefaq Group expanded from a single foundry to 30 businesses which produced steel, sugar, paper, and textile in Pakistan.

2002
Al-Azizia Steel Company Limited

Al-Azizia Steel Company Limited was established. The Company produced reinforced bars, square bars.

2007
Melt Shop and Billet Manufacturing

Melt Shop and Billet Manufacturing Plant was established.

2012
Rolling Mill was Established

Rolling Mill was established to produce high quality steel bars of various sizes.

2013
ISO 9001:2008 Certification

ISO 9001:2008 quality standard certification.

2014
Accredited by SASO

Accredited by Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO). Addition of a Lindemann make Scrap Shear in the Scrap Yard to enhance scrap processing capabilities.

2015
Approved Vendor of ARAMCO

Approved Vendor of ARAMCO

2016
CARES Certification

CARES: Approval for ATSCL’s Material as per ASTM A615 G60 Standards.

2018
ISO Certification, CEDD & MA’ADEN Registration

ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System Standard ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System Standard Quality Re-Certified by UKCARES Supplier registration with Civil Engineering & Development Department (CEDD), Hong Kong Supplier Registration with Saudi Arabian Mining Company (MA’ADEN)

2019
LRF

Ladle Refining Furnace (LRF)

2021
FES

Fume Extraction System

2025
AOD

Argon Oxygen Decarburization (AOD)