Aluminium plays a significant role in downstream industrial investment and Qatalum was present to show its support.
Marketing manager Nafal Al Hajri participating in the third session "Aluminium Downstream Industries in Qatar - Unexploited Opportunities," shown second from left in the Q & A panel.
‘Invest in Qatar’ 2015 was inaugurated under the patronage of His Excellency Sheikh Abdullah Bin Nasser Bin Khalifa Al Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Interior in the State of Qatar, in the presence of His Excellency Dr. Mohammed Bin Saleh Al-Sada, Minister of Energy and Industry and with the participation of Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry (QCCI) and the Federation of GCC Chambers (FGCCC).
The Forum is held at the St. Regis Hotel in Doha on the 27th and 28th of April, 2015. In the keynote speech by HE Dr. Mohammed Bin Saleh Al-Sada, Minister of Energy and Industry reflected Qatar's great interest in downstream industries. He said that Qatar is indeed offering all means to boost this sector and create a suitable environment capable of attracting local, regional and foreign investments and advanced technologies in an internationally competitive open economy, in accordance with Qatar National Vision 2030.
Efforts deployed by the Ministry of Energy and Industry to provide a variety of investment opportunities in order to contribute to the development of Qatar's industrial sector is focusing on developing SMEs. The Ministry has collaborated with the Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC) to introduce investment opportunities in the areas of pharmaceuticals, food industries, green building materials, recycling, petrochemicals and aluminium.
The third session "Aluminium Downstream Industries in Qatar - Unexploited Opportunities" was chaired by Dr. Ali Al-Mulla. During this session, Nafal Al Hajri, Marketing Manager, Qatalum, introduced through a brief presentation, Qatalum’s profile and products and then participated in a question and answer forum about the potential for growth in the downstream aluminium industry.
The points addressed by Al Hajri were to emphasise Qatalum’s support for the aluminium downstream businesses in Qatar. They included the golden opportunity in investment opportunities aligned with the local and regional infrastructural growth
Aluminium downstream industries in Qatar have a ‘Security of Supply’ as Qatalum’s “Project Agreements” prioritize supply to local downstream over exports. Liquid metal can be made available for downstream purposes with low freight costs.
Technical Support at Qatalum is ready to support customers with its ability to share the knowledge base through development of aluminium education, research and development.
Nafal Al Hajri emphasised, “As the only aluminium smelter in Qatar, Qatalum see itself as a catalyst for supporting downstream ventures, through high quality products, research and technology.”
