ABU DHABI- The first shipment of steel plates from Japan for the Al Gharbia Pipe Company plant in the Khalifa Industrial Zone, KIZAD, arrived on 5th October, it has been announced.
The company was established in 2015 as a joint venture between Senaat and two Japanese steel companies - JFE Steel Corporation and Marubeni-Itochu Steel, MISI. The plates, supplied by JFE Steel, are an essential raw material for the companys production process.
At a recent ceremony to mark the arrival of the shipment, attended by a high-level delegation from Japan headed by Shigehiro Tanaka, Director-General for Trade Policy Bureau of Japan, Aqeel Madhi, the companys chairman, said, "The delivery of the first steel plate from JFE Steel in Japan for the Al Gharbia Pipe Company in KIZAD is a major milestone in our journey."Thanking the Abu Dhabi Ports Company, ADPC, team "that continuously supports our project," Madhi went on to say that "Al Gharbia was formed out of the shared vision and mutual cooperation of UAE and Japan Industry Partners and is the largest industrial joint venture between the two countries. Senaat and Al Gharbia are committed to creating a better industry in Abu Dhabi and a better UAE through supporting the governments 2030 Vision."Mitsuru Anezaki, Al Gharbias General Manager, added that KIZAD and Khalifa Port was providing the company with seamless logistical services, saying, "We are very pleased to announce the arrival our first shipment of steel plate from Japan at Khalifa Port. This is an ideal time, given the economic situation, for Al Gharbia to start manufacturing steel pipes and this development goes a long way to establishing KIZAD as a steel manufacturing base. Khalifa Port, the gateway to Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi and trade in Abu Dhabi, is a crucial supply chain hub for us to import plate from; and to export pipe to the world. We appreciate all the efforts and cooperation extended by Abu Dhabi Ports and will continue to work with the company to achieve further success."The VP Commercial and Business Development of KIZAD, Edwin Lammers, said, "We are delighted to be supporting Al Gharbia Pipe Company in its endeavours to set up in the region. We pride ourselves on offering our clients the best possible services at KIZAD. Its promising to see companies like Al Gharbia achieve all their business milestones through our industrial zones strategic location that is complemented by its proximity to Khalifa Port, which is fully equipped to handle all types of container, break bulk and general cargo and serves as a gateway to trade exports and imports within the region and beyond."The imported steel, once unloaded at Khalifa Port, is transported via a specially designed eight-lane highway exclusive to KIZAD, the Modular Path, a dedicated road for moving over-sized equipment between the investors facility and Khalifa Port, in a swift, safe, and economical manner. Once at the investors' facilities, the raw material undergoes the production process, and the final product is then sent back to Khalifa Port for export.
Al Gharbia Pipe Company broke ground in KIZAD in 2016 and will be the UAE's first plant capable of manufacturing large diameter, thick wall, sour service, longitudinally welded steel pipes to service the regional industrial sectors including oil and gas and transport sectors. The company will also be a source of supply to industrial and construction industries in the region as well.
The Al Gharbia plant is being built on 200,000 square metres at KIZAD and is expected to launch operations in 2018. Once fully operational, the plants production capacity is set to reach 240,000 tonnes annually, of which around 40 percent will be exported to countries in the MENA region.
Copyright Emirates News Agency (WAM) 2017.
The company was established in 2015 as a joint venture between Senaat and two Japanese steel companies - JFE Steel Corporation and Marubeni-Itochu Steel, MISI. The plates, supplied by JFE Steel, are an essential raw material for the companys production process.
At a recent ceremony to mark the arrival of the shipment, attended by a high-level delegation from Japan headed by Shigehiro Tanaka, Director-General for Trade Policy Bureau of Japan, Aqeel Madhi, the companys chairman, said, "The delivery of the first steel plate from JFE Steel in Japan for the Al Gharbia Pipe Company in KIZAD is a major milestone in our journey."Thanking the Abu Dhabi Ports Company, ADPC, team "that continuously supports our project," Madhi went on to say that "Al Gharbia was formed out of the shared vision and mutual cooperation of UAE and Japan Industry Partners and is the largest industrial joint venture between the two countries. Senaat and Al Gharbia are committed to creating a better industry in Abu Dhabi and a better UAE through supporting the governments 2030 Vision."Mitsuru Anezaki, Al Gharbias General Manager, added that KIZAD and Khalifa Port was providing the company with seamless logistical services, saying, "We are very pleased to announce the arrival our first shipment of steel plate from Japan at Khalifa Port. This is an ideal time, given the economic situation, for Al Gharbia to start manufacturing steel pipes and this development goes a long way to establishing KIZAD as a steel manufacturing base. Khalifa Port, the gateway to Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi and trade in Abu Dhabi, is a crucial supply chain hub for us to import plate from; and to export pipe to the world. We appreciate all the efforts and cooperation extended by Abu Dhabi Ports and will continue to work with the company to achieve further success."The VP Commercial and Business Development of KIZAD, Edwin Lammers, said, "We are delighted to be supporting Al Gharbia Pipe Company in its endeavours to set up in the region. We pride ourselves on offering our clients the best possible services at KIZAD. Its promising to see companies like Al Gharbia achieve all their business milestones through our industrial zones strategic location that is complemented by its proximity to Khalifa Port, which is fully equipped to handle all types of container, break bulk and general cargo and serves as a gateway to trade exports and imports within the region and beyond."The imported steel, once unloaded at Khalifa Port, is transported via a specially designed eight-lane highway exclusive to KIZAD, the Modular Path, a dedicated road for moving over-sized equipment between the investors facility and Khalifa Port, in a swift, safe, and economical manner. Once at the investors' facilities, the raw material undergoes the production process, and the final product is then sent back to Khalifa Port for export.
Al Gharbia Pipe Company broke ground in KIZAD in 2016 and will be the UAE's first plant capable of manufacturing large diameter, thick wall, sour service, longitudinally welded steel pipes to service the regional industrial sectors including oil and gas and transport sectors. The company will also be a source of supply to industrial and construction industries in the region as well.
The Al Gharbia plant is being built on 200,000 square metres at KIZAD and is expected to launch operations in 2018. Once fully operational, the plants production capacity is set to reach 240,000 tonnes annually, of which around 40 percent will be exported to countries in the MENA region.
Copyright Emirates News Agency (WAM) 2017.
