Meranti Green Steel Strengthens Middle East Footprint with Muscat Office Opening as Project Moves Toward FID
Muscat, Oman, 24 Feb 2026 – Meranti Green Steel (MGS) today celebrated the official opening of its new office in Muscat, marking a key milestone in the company’s expansion across the Middle East and reinforcing its commitment to supplying low-carbon, certified Hot Briquetted Iron (HBI) to international partners.
The opening ceremony welcomed government officials, industry partners, customers, stakeholders and media. The ribbon-cutting was led by the MGS team and its partners, followed by speeches from Dr. Sebastian Langendorf, CEO of MGS; Saleh al Musalhi, CEO of Vale Mega Hubs – Middle East and North Africa; and Johannes Kleinebecker, COO of Thyssenkrupp Materials Trading.
During the opening speech, Dr. Sebastian Langendorf said:
Opening our Muscat office is more than a milestone for Meranti Green Steel, it is a statement of long-term commitment to Oman and to building a practical pathway for industrial decarbonization.
”This project can only succeed through a strong ecosystem of partners, shared conviction, and an agile mindset, and we are grateful for the support we have received from Omani stakeholders and international partners as we move toward FID and execution.”
Johannes Kleinebecker, COO of Thyssenkrupp Materials Trading, added:
Meranti Green Steel is demonstrating that profitability and environmental responsibility can advance together.
”The project shows that green transformation is not a compromise, but a competitive advantage. We look forward to working with Meranti Green Steel as an offtake partner for green steel intermediates, supporting the transition toward more sustainable steel value chains.”
The Muscat office reinforces MGS’s split production model, separating ironmaking and steelmaking to optimize cost, carbon efficiency and supply chain resilience. By producing certified low-carbon HBI in Oman and supplying international partners, MGS enables downstream manufacturers to focus on higher-value steel production while meeting sustainability and reporting requirements.
The project is expected to create more than 1,000 direct and indirect jobs in Oman and will support skills development through collaboration with local universities and technical institutions, while strengthening trade flows with Europe and other regions.
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