Libyan Iron and Steel Company
North Africa's largest integrated steelmaker, producing 1.7 million tonnes annually in Misrata
State-owned company established in 1979 and operational since 1989. LISCO uses direct reduction with local natural gas to produce sponge iron, hot-briquetted iron, rebar and coiled products. Capacity of 1.7 million tonnes of liquid steel per year.
- Type
- manufacturer (our classification of the record, not a statement by the company)
- Role
- Manufacturer
- Location
- Misrata, Libya
- Founded
- 1979
- Website
- libyansteel.com
- Categories
- Metals, Steel & Mining
- Markets
- Libya, Tunisia, Algeria
What is established and what is not
No facet of this company has been investigated yet. The facts below are collected records, not an assessment: nothing here confirms manufacturing, ownership or trading status beyond what each record literally says.
Verified facts
- domain-registered (green), checked 2026-08-09 Domain registry record
- corporate-mail-on-domain (green), checked 2026-08-09 Mail server of the company domain
- debarment-clear (green), checked 2026-08-09 - screened by name only: no legal entity is established for this record, so this is not a clearance OpenSanctions
- sanctions-clear (green), checked 2026-08-09 - screened by name only: no legal entity is established for this record, so this is not a clearance OpenSanctions
Import rules for these goods
- EU imports of iron, steel and aluminium goods are in the CBAM carbon-border regime: from 1 Jan 2026 importers need CBAM authorisation and must buy certificates. European Commission (CBAM)