ARCELORMITTAL Spain sign a big contract with ONCF

According to the new factory, production of rails will begin in January 2014 on the steel plant of ArcelorMittal, near the city of Gijon.The rails to be provided have to meet specific technical specifications, production cannot be achieved in Morocco.The two steelmakers in Morocco, Maghreb Steel and 32% owned subsidiary of ArcelorMittal, Sonasid, do not produce rails, said the source.This type of production requires dedicated rolling mills.Only a few sites in Europe produce rails for high speed.