SMC had rehabiliated the Ferro-Manganese plant build in Abu Zenima
before the Arab Israeli war in 1967. The rehabilitation was ended
under the supervision of Elkem Company the famous Norwigian ferro
alloy producer as they had designed and commissioned the plant by
the end of 1993 using one electric furnace 21 MVA. The power needed
for the plant was insured and commissioned by (21 MVA power station)
ABB the famous Swiss company using 3 gas turbines each of 7 MVA.
The capacity of the plant is about 40000 tons of high carbon Ferro
Manganess alloys from which around 30000 tons is exported to Japan
and most Europian, and Arabic for most of steel industry producers
in the world.