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CEO
MESSAGE
It gives me enormous pride and Qatalum Chair at Qatar University’s downstream aluminium industries.
pleasure to be part of Qatalum’s Centre for Advanced Materials (CAM) In our partnership with downstream
extraordinary executive team, being was announced. The Qatalum/ companies, we are excited to be part
part of a company that is leading the Hydro Faculty Chair in Aluminium of supporting and building this new
way in promoting, innovating and is a three-year position developing Qatar and look for new business
applying aluminium in Qatar, the applied research programs related opportunities and social ventures
region, and around the world. to aluminium applications and their that come with it.
Qatar’s National Vision 2030 end use. They will also be required I wish to express my profound
continues to be major part of our to establish and develop close thanks to Qatalum’s management
long-term strategic plans. We collaborations with universities team and its staff in all departments
recognise not only the opportunities across the world, which are leading for their dedication, focus, patience
for Qatar that long-term planning the way in this field of materials and vision. Without everyone in the
like this can bring, but Qatalum’s science. Qatalum family, none of the above
role in supporting the policy’s The CAM Centre of Excellence for would be possible, and our exciting
pillars. We recognise that industrial Aluminium Materials will grow to be future owes everything to them.
diversification will be a key element an institute for the global aluminium Thank you. look forward to a
of Qatar’s continued economic industry, a world-recognised entity fantastic 2014.
development, alongside world class where innovations, challenges and
environmental protection measures solutions are addressed, where TOM PETTER JOHANSEN
and social policies that will provide international best practice is Chief Executive Officer
the platform for a sustainable critically examined and taught, and
tomorrow. Investing in Qatar’s youth, where the next generation of experts
infrastructure, human capital and in this important industry can be
social cohesion will be crucial to this, nurtured.
and we at Qatalum are proud to be a Qatar is rapidly developing, in
part of this in many ways. economic, social and environmental
Qatalum’s Zero Energy and Emission terms. The country is seeking various
Building (ZEEB) lab, located on infrastructure projects underway,
site at the Qatalum smelter, was and the government’s long-term
officially opened in March last year. vision means investment in the
The facility, created with Hydro of social support for its people and
Norway, is dedicated to researching environmental protection measures
and testing aluminium used in to ensure the country remains a
curtain wall solutions in support of world leader in this regard.
creating energy, emission and carbon Achieving this requires multi-sector
neutral buildings in the Middle East. buy-in, including the development of
Also early in 2013, the Inaugural
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MESSAGE
It gives me enormous pride and Qatalum Chair at Qatar University’s downstream aluminium industries.
pleasure to be part of Qatalum’s Centre for Advanced Materials (CAM) In our partnership with downstream
extraordinary executive team, being was announced. The Qatalum/ companies, we are excited to be part
part of a company that is leading the Hydro Faculty Chair in Aluminium of supporting and building this new
way in promoting, innovating and is a three-year position developing Qatar and look for new business
applying aluminium in Qatar, the applied research programs related opportunities and social ventures
region, and around the world. to aluminium applications and their that come with it.
Qatar’s National Vision 2030 end use. They will also be required I wish to express my profound
continues to be major part of our to establish and develop close thanks to Qatalum’s management
long-term strategic plans. We collaborations with universities team and its staff in all departments
recognise not only the opportunities across the world, which are leading for their dedication, focus, patience
for Qatar that long-term planning the way in this field of materials and vision. Without everyone in the
like this can bring, but Qatalum’s science. Qatalum family, none of the above
role in supporting the policy’s The CAM Centre of Excellence for would be possible, and our exciting
pillars. We recognise that industrial Aluminium Materials will grow to be future owes everything to them.
diversification will be a key element an institute for the global aluminium Thank you. look forward to a
of Qatar’s continued economic industry, a world-recognised entity fantastic 2014.
development, alongside world class where innovations, challenges and
environmental protection measures solutions are addressed, where TOM PETTER JOHANSEN
and social policies that will provide international best practice is Chief Executive Officer
the platform for a sustainable critically examined and taught, and
tomorrow. Investing in Qatar’s youth, where the next generation of experts
infrastructure, human capital and in this important industry can be
social cohesion will be crucial to this, nurtured.
and we at Qatalum are proud to be a Qatar is rapidly developing, in
part of this in many ways. economic, social and environmental
Qatalum’s Zero Energy and Emission terms. The country is seeking various
Building (ZEEB) lab, located on infrastructure projects underway,
site at the Qatalum smelter, was and the government’s long-term
officially opened in March last year. vision means investment in the
The facility, created with Hydro of social support for its people and
Norway, is dedicated to researching environmental protection measures
and testing aluminium used in to ensure the country remains a
curtain wall solutions in support of world leader in this regard.
creating energy, emission and carbon Achieving this requires multi-sector
neutral buildings in the Middle East. buy-in, including the development of
Also early in 2013, the Inaugural
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