The Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company (GPIC) added yet another achievement to its record in 2004 following its success in loading a 40,000 shipment of urea granules on board the giant carrier MV Bunga Melor Empat.
The shipment was the biggest ever to be exported since the Company was awarded AQIS Certificate of the first degree from the Australian government due to the high quality of its systems and the safety of its export product.
On this occasion, Abdul Rahman Jawahery, the GPIC General Manager, thanked Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa, the Minister of Oil and GPIC Board Chairman, and the Board members for their support and directives.
He also thanked Saudi Basic Industries Company (SABIC) and Petrochemical Industries Company of Kuwait for their continuous support for the Company and their contributions towards marketing the Company's products worldwide as well as all the company's employees for their efforts which made such achievement possible. He expressed the hope for further success and achievements during 2005.
He said GPIC is the first urea producer to be awarded this distinguished status from the Australian government that gives its facilities in the unloading of shipments upon their arrival in Australia which is very advantageous.
"The Australian market is of very importance for urea manufacturers since it is one of the biggest urea importing countries with imports of around 1.3 million metric tonnes annually," he said. GPIC has a 30 per cent share of total Australian urea imports.
© Bahrain Tribune 2005
