Sunday, March 28, 2010

Qatar Aluminium Ready To Open New Plant

Qatar Aluminium (Qatalum), will 0 inaugurate its new plant in Mesaieed Industrial City , 40km south if the nation’s capital, Doha, on April 12,.

The new plant aims to produce 585,000 tonnes per year of primary aluminium, which will see the company imports up to 1.1mn tonnes of alumina, 223,000 tonnes of calcined petroleum coke and 50,000 tonnes of liquid coal tar pitch.

Qatalum has incorporated port and storage areas into the new plant to receive these raw materials.

Chief executive Jan Arve Haugan described the plant as “the world’s most efficient and environmentally friendly aluminium smelter …. leading the way for the Gulf in high-quality aluminium products, cutting-edge technology and operational excellence.”

The company made it sfirst shipment of aluminium foundry alloys at the end of 2009.

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