The name of Al Shirawi Trading Co. is synonymous with one of the biggest industries in the region - construction. Company has played a key role in the development of the Arabian Gulf during the past two and half decades, providing materials for many of the construction projects.

The company is one of the largest stockist of products from British Steel Corporation, Tata Iron and Steel Company, Sumitomo Corporation, Nippon Steel, Inchon, Iscor LTD, and Klockner & Co, (Germany), Highveld Steel & Vanadium Corp, (South Africa), Oreport PTA LTD (South Africa) and others.