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DCEO I give my
MESSAGE personal thanks
and congratulations
to the Procurement
and Management
team.
This quarter saw several key milestones. We took Finally, a major milestone was achieved this past quarter
delivery of Qatar’s first Pierce fire truck at a handover by the Carbon Plant and for Qatalum generally. On 2nd
ceremony at Al Dana QAPCO Club Mesaieed, on 5th December, at 10:04am, the Paste Plant produced its 1
January, with representatives from Qatar Petroleum, millionth green anode. The Past Plant has faced many
MIC, IECO/Pierce and Qatalum senior management in challenges since it started in January 2010, taking nearly
attendance. Following the cooling tower fire in 2011, 2 months to produce its first good anode, and extensive
detailed evaluation of this and other influencing factors commissioning before it reached its capacity of 60 tons
led Qatalum’s management to change direction in its per hour. After a year and a half of performance tests
approach towards emergency response. The resulting and fine tuning, full production was underway, and
decision amounts to improved emergency response and to reach this milestone of a million green anodes is a
also ensures the optimal use of personnel, supported by remarkable achievement. The Carbon Plant team must
world-class equipment such as the Pierce fire appliance. be congratulated on their dedication, resilience and
In January, Qatalum’s Procurement and Management patience in getting us to this point. We look forward
team was honoured to receive a Chartered Institute of to many more milestones being passed in the coming
Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) Award, presented by CIPS months and years.
Group CEO David Noble at the Sharq Hotel. The CIPS KHALID MOHAMED LARAM
Certification is for “best in class” practices and processes Deputy Chief Executive Officer
in in procurement, and assessed on Leadership and
Organisation, Strategy, People, Process and Systems
(sourcing) and Performance Management. This
certification award underlines the attention we
give to procurement, and is recognition of Qatalum’s
class-leading procedures. I give my personal thanks
and congratulations to the Procurement
and Management team.
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MESSAGE personal thanks
and congratulations
to the Procurement
and Management
team.
This quarter saw several key milestones. We took Finally, a major milestone was achieved this past quarter
delivery of Qatar’s first Pierce fire truck at a handover by the Carbon Plant and for Qatalum generally. On 2nd
ceremony at Al Dana QAPCO Club Mesaieed, on 5th December, at 10:04am, the Paste Plant produced its 1
January, with representatives from Qatar Petroleum, millionth green anode. The Past Plant has faced many
MIC, IECO/Pierce and Qatalum senior management in challenges since it started in January 2010, taking nearly
attendance. Following the cooling tower fire in 2011, 2 months to produce its first good anode, and extensive
detailed evaluation of this and other influencing factors commissioning before it reached its capacity of 60 tons
led Qatalum’s management to change direction in its per hour. After a year and a half of performance tests
approach towards emergency response. The resulting and fine tuning, full production was underway, and
decision amounts to improved emergency response and to reach this milestone of a million green anodes is a
also ensures the optimal use of personnel, supported by remarkable achievement. The Carbon Plant team must
world-class equipment such as the Pierce fire appliance. be congratulated on their dedication, resilience and
In January, Qatalum’s Procurement and Management patience in getting us to this point. We look forward
team was honoured to receive a Chartered Institute of to many more milestones being passed in the coming
Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) Award, presented by CIPS months and years.
Group CEO David Noble at the Sharq Hotel. The CIPS KHALID MOHAMED LARAM
Certification is for “best in class” practices and processes Deputy Chief Executive Officer
in in procurement, and assessed on Leadership and
Organisation, Strategy, People, Process and Systems
(sourcing) and Performance Management. This
certification award underlines the attention we
give to procurement, and is recognition of Qatalum’s
class-leading procedures. I give my personal thanks
and congratulations to the Procurement
and Management team.
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