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Gharbia Pipe Company will invest in new pipe manufacturing facility

The company invests Dh1.1 billion in Khalifa Industrial Zone

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Dubai: Abu Dhabi Ports signed an agreement with Al Gharbia Pipe Company to open a new pipe manufacturing facility at Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (Kizad). The company said in a statement that the facility will cater to the region’s oil and gas industry, manufacturing high quality steel pipes.

The agreement will see Al Gharbia Pipe Company invest a projected total of Dh1.1 billion, with their new facility requiring a plot size of 200,000 square metres. Al Gharbia Pipe Company expects the facility to be completed by March 2018. The plant will employ over 370 staff and produce up to 240,000 tonnes of steel pipe a year.

Al Gharbia Pipe Company said that it will utilise Abu Dhabi’s highway network to enable the movement of large loads and structures to the city and throughout the rest of the emirate. Jamal Salem Al Daheri, acting chief executive officer at Senaat, an industrial holding company expects the agreement to provide a significant supply chain. “By housing our production facilities at a strategic location like Kizad, we will be able to utilise a range of world-class services and infrastructure which will allow us to improve delivery time and service to our customers in the region” he said in a statement.

Source: gulfnews.com

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