Smelting iron scrap in Hebron Large amounts of scrap metal are available in the Palestinian Territory. They are now transported to Israel or Turkey for melting. The local partner of the project now imports iron billets from Turkey. The supply is often disrupted and the factory has to produce at a low level. With the project the local partner will set up a supply chain for scrap metal, process it and melt it in a furnace. In that way the project can produce a large part of the needed raw material for the local partners' factory.The project will be accommodated in a hall at the premises of the local partner that is now used for storage.The applicant is STRABLA SNC, an Italian manufacturer and supplier of equipment for the steel industry.The local partner is Al Haddad Investment and Steel Company, it is manufacturing iron bars for construction and furniture industry.For the project the partners will establish a joint venture company with a 25/75% share division.The project is the first in its kind in the Palestinian Territory and will (partly) replace imports of iron billets for the Steel processing plant. The project will avoid a lot of transport of first the iron scrap and the secondly the import of billets.Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)The production process will be ISO certified and the safety of the workers will be taken care of by training and safety measures.The project will employ 12 women of which 6 in medium/high positions. Although not required by law the partners have added an exhaust gas filter to the installation for reducing the emissions.Impact•	Employment and working conditionsThe employees will receive salaries that are at least 50% above unofficial minimum wages. The training for safety at work will be intensive and the employees will be insured for accidents at work. The employer will also pay for transport to work and meals.•	Innovation / Transfer of knowledgeThe processing of iron scrap is completely new for the Palestinian Territory. The future workers of the joint venture will be trained at similar plants of customers of STRABLA.•	Chain effectsThe project will be beneficial to the iron scrap collectors of the Palestinian Territory. They will be able to sell their product to a local processor at presumably a better price than exporting it to Israel as the transport costs are lower.•	Impact on the sectorThere is a little impact on other commercial parties as the Local partner will be able to diversify its product assortment. The project will offer traineeship positions to students of the Polytechnic University and also the knowledge transferred in the project will be available to the university.•	EnvironmentThe installation itself has a neutral impact. However the fact that a local melting shop will be available for iron scrap, with direct utilisation of the product, reduces the transportation of scrap and products tremendously. By installing a filter, emissions to air will be minimised.•	Position of womenThe partners are planning to employ a considerable number of women; the type of work is not favouring a larger number of women to be employed. The project will establish an iron scrap processing installation, existing of a scrap sorting and conditioning department, a microwave furnace for melting the scrap and a casting installation to produce iron billets with a capacity of 21,600 tons a year.