MIDDLE EAST
Continuous improvement Gedigeri stated there are numerous quality assurance standards in place to achieve operational excellence . He said : “ We started with ISO 9001 and we have integrated a quality management system and we are audited regularly . So continuous improvement comes from having smart KPI ’ s and the balance scorecards .”
In terms of expansion plans and growth of company , together with technology suppliers , OMIFCO has plans to double production capacity from its current level .
Gedigeri concluded : “ We identify certain weak links in our chain so we then modify or enhance things . Underground water cooling systems are one of the reasons for plant downtime so we improved operations to operate it safely and we modified certain systems in the hardware . Our gas turbines systems , control systems , gas systems hardware have all been upgraded to have a longer life , and there ’ s mandatory inspections all the time . From this we can now operate our plants safely , reliably and efficiently .”
“ We get the gas and everything else including saleable products we produce ourselves ; such as water , steam and electric energy . It is all done in the same complex and means we can be safe in the knowledge we are being as energy efficient as possible . Overall we are very confident of our future success .”
Company Information
INDUSTRY
Fertiliser
HEADQUARTERS
Oman
FOUNDED
1998
EMPLOYEES
550
REVENUE
$ 400 million
PRODUCTS / SERVICES
The plant has the capacity to produce 1,750 T / D of Anhydrous Ammonia from 2 Ammonia Plants and 2,530 T / D of granular urea from 2 Urea Plants .
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