Qatalum participates in 7th GCC Quality Conference

On the 30th of April 2014, Qatalum participated in The 7th GCC Quality Conference at the Sharq Village and Spa Hotel, Doha, Qatar.

The premise of the Quality Conference was to align and inform participants and audiences about government and private sector environmental advances, practices and laws within Qatar. 
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The audience at the conference

Several issues were discussed along environmental grounds and during the afternoon’s second session, Dr. Mufeed Odeh, Qatalum Sustainability Manager presented “Environment Drivers at an Environmental Smelter”.
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The afternoon’s presentations were followed by a panel discussion also with representation from Qatalum. Discussions from the panel covered environmental initiatives in Qatar and their incorporation into the design of new projects. Additionally, the Minister of Interior’s role in enforcement of the environmental law was also discussed.
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Dr. Mufeed on the far right with representatives from the Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Environment

Qatalum was awarded a token of appreciation by HE Minister of Administrative Development, Issa Saad Al Nuaimi for their silver sponsorship of the Conference. The award was received on behalf of Qatalum by Communications Manager, Ibrahim Fakhri.
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Qatalum’s Communications Manager receiving a token of appreciation from HE the Minister of Administrative Development, Issa Saad Al Nuaimi with Mr. Mohammed Al Kuwari of the Gulf Development Centre