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QATALUM QATALUM CELEBRATES FIRST
ACHIEVES YEAR WITH LOCAL CLIENTS
WORLD-
BEATING The first year of successful local sales
RECTIFORMER reinforces Qatalum’s commitment to supply
EFFICIENCY the local downstream market with premium
TARGETS aluminium.

Zero loss results Abdul Noor and Qatar Aluminium Extrusion signed their first permanent
attributed to culture contract with Qatalum for our premium aluminium products in January
of excellence. 2013. In recognition of a successful year of exclusive sales, Qatalum
celebrated the milestone by hosting a small dinner for its local clients.
Qatar-based aluminium producer
Qatalum has recorded the best “It’s an honour for us to have Abdul
rectiformer efficiency levels in the Noor and Qatar Aluminium Extrusion
world.Rectiformers, which convert as our clients. They represent the
AC power into DC power, play a beginning of a potentially large local
vital role in the aluminum smelting downstream market for Qatalum and
process. Qatalum’s rectiformers our team in the Sales and Marketing
have recorded zero loss in terms team are doing our best to meet this
of kilo amps per hour in more than requirements as the need arises”
two years, a result achieved at no
other smelter in the world. The zero said
values achieved in terms of kilo amp SAEED AL-MARRI,
per hour leakage are unprecedented Qatalum’s Marketing and Sales Manager.
and are the lowest in the world for
any smelter. Qatalum is proud of
its tradition of industry leadership
and our rectifier performance again
sets a benchmark against which
all aluminium smelters can be
compared.
The outstanding levels of efficiency
have been achieved through careful
maintenance of our rectiformers
and by effective management.
Qatalum uses ten rectiformers
to convert and direct high levels
of current through reduction
cells during aluminium smelting.
Each rectiformer consists of a
regulating transformer, a power
factor corrector and a rectifier. Each
rectiformer requires maintenance
by a dedicated team of six
technicians.

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