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14 MR. JASSIM ABDEL-NOUR ABDUL-JABBAR The Owner and General Director of Abdel Nour Aluminum Plant Mr. Jassim Abdel-Nour Abdul-Jabbar estimated the Qatari market need for aluminum products to reach 12-17,000 tons per year. He also expects an increasing demand for these products, in light of the influx of projects which the State of Qatar is witnessing in preparation for the 2022 World Cup. Jassim Abdel-Nour Abdul-Jabbar, born in 1963, Abdel-Nour expects new competitors in the graduated from the University of Qatar’s aluminum manufacturing sector in the domestic Department of Business Administration. Before market, which would increase the size of the industry that, he was in the military field, and specializing in the future and the number of Aluminium Extrusion in various technical elements of military plants in Qatar to five factories by 2017. development. The aluminum industry project, however, is new for him; and came about in the He has said that his aluminum plant aspires to produce past two years since the founding of Qatalum. about 100,000 tons per year of aluminum products within 15 years, stressing that the idea of founding the The Owner and General Director of Abdelnour plant came as a result of the existence of Qatalum. Aluminum Plant, Mr. Jassim Abdel-Nour Abdul-Jabbar estimated the Qatari market need for aluminum In this interview, Abdel-Nour also spoke about the products to reach 12-17,000 tons per year. He also current production size, the cost of founding the expects an increasing demand for these products, in plant, its share of the domestic market, the export light of the influx of projects which the State of Qatar size, and the future of aluminum manufacturing is witnessing in preparation for the 2022 World Cup. industries.