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Al-Hakam Iron Industries Company

Investment licence of the National Investment Commission, for the project: Construction of an iron and steel plant.

شركة الحكم للصناعات الحديدية

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Legal status

Not charged as of the date of writing

Not charged as of the date of writing. The company received NIC licence 387/2020 for a USD 53.9 million iron and steel plant in Basra. No official finding, court case, sanction or credible press accusation was found. The search was limited and should be repeated (status as of 5 October 2026).

The licence as listed

The list of licensed projects of the National Investment Commission.
Licensing body
National Investment Commission
Licence number
387/2020
Date of grant
21 July 2020
Sector
Industry
Project
Construction of an iron and steel plant
انشاء معمل الحديد والصلب
Licensee
شركة الحكم للصناعات الحديدية (Iraqi)
Province
Basra
Location
البصرة
Stated cost
$53.9 million
State of the project
Not reported

Who is behind the licensee

company

The owners and managers were not identified in the sources that were read.

What official and press reports say

Official findings
None found in the sources read.
What became of the project
Not established. The NIC register gives no completion figure ('؟') and lists no obstacle. No public report on whether the plant was built was found.
Other contracts with the state
None found. Licence register only: construction of an iron and steel plant (انشاء معمل الحديد والصلب), industry sector, licence 387/2020 of 21 July 2020, cost USD 53,860,000, Basra.