El Hadjar: When Algeria, in partnership with China, regains its industrial heart

In the Algerian province of Annaba, where the name El Hadjar has been associated with the history of heavy industry in Algeria for decades, the features of a new chapter seem to emerge today. The complex, which was one of the most prominent symbols of the iron and steel industry in the country, is returning to the forefront of the national industrial project, within a vision that does not stop at rehabilitating an industrial facility, but rather aims to rebuild an integrated system for iron and steel, enhance national production, reduce dependence on imports, and establish industrial sovereignty. This time, China is entering with its industrial and technological weight at the heart of the project. The Algerian Ministry of Industry has opened a path of consultations with China Baowu Steel Group, one of the major names globally in the iron and steel industry, in a step that...