مجلة دراسات الإنسان و المجتمع

This study aims to shed light on the iron and steel industry within the Libyan economy, tracing its developmental stages and examining its competitiveness through preliminary indicators and their availability in the national economic environment. The research also seeks to analyze and assess the competitive capacity of Libya’s industrial sector in order to propose effective strategies that could enable it to achieve global competitiveness. To accomplish these objectives, the study adopts a descriptive and inductive methodological approach to describe and analyze the phenomenon. Data will be collected from books, reports, specialized publications, and academic journals, while an analytical framework will be applied to interpret data obtained from the company under study. The research identifies several indicators for measuring and analyzing competitive capacity. These indicators fluctuated between positive and negative periods; however, the overall composite index during the study period remained positive, indicating an underlying potential for competitiveness. External conditions significantly impacted the company’s performance, including armed conflicts, frequent power outages, and a depreciation of the local currency. These factors negatively affected the cost of imported operational inputs and the company’s ability to hire labor—both of which are key competitiveness indicators at the microeconomic and macroeconomic levels within the Libyan economy. Keywords: Competitiveness, Libyan Iron and Steel Company.