GPIC KHALEEJIEH Issue 45

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REG. No. IGPI 021

Issue (45) July 2000

GPIC AT “MADE IN BAHRAIN” EXHIBITION the patronage of H.H. Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, the “Made in Bahrain” Exhibition was opened at the Bahrain International Exhibition Centre during the period from 9th to the 13th May, 2000.

His Highness the Prime Minister accompanied by H.E. Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa, Minister of Oil and Industry, Ministers and Dignitaries toured the stands of national companies taking part in the event.

His Highness, the Prime Minister, had a close look at the modern technologies used in various national industries and the high quality products that match the best products internationally.

Upon the arrival of His Highness, the Prime Minister, at the GPIC stand, H. H. was welcomed by H.E. Mr. Mohamed Al Terkait, Managing Director and Mr. Mustafa Al Sayed, General Manager. H. H. The Prime Minister was briefed on the Company’s operations in various fields and a description was given on the Urea produced by the Company. On this occasion, the General Manager present-

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ed His Highness the Prime Minister with a commemorative gift on behalf of the Company.

GPIC recently took part in this Exhibition under the umbrella of the Ministry of Oil and Industry along with other oil companies, namely Bahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco) and Bahrain National Gas Company (Banagas).

GPIC ACHIEVES US $ 36 MILLION OPERATING PROFIT AND CELEBRATES ITS 20 th ANNIVERSARY the Patronage of H.E. Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa, Minister of Oil and Industry and Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company Chairman, the GPIC Annual Day was held on Tuesday 30th May, 2000 at the Gulf Hotel. The event coincided with the Company’s 20th anniversary.

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LAUNCH OF FIRST EXTENSION TO GPIC’S CHARITY FISH FARM the patronage of H.E. Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Minister of State for Amiri Court Affairs and Chairman of the National Wildlife Protection Committee, GPIC held on Sunday 11th June, 2000 a ceremony marking the launch of the first extension of the Company’s Charity Fish Farm.

At the beginning of the ceremony, H.E. Shaikh Abdul Rahman bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs and Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Monitoring the Issue and Implementation of Decisions concerning Fisheries, delivered a speech.

In his speech , he said he was pleased to participate in the launch of the first extension of the GPIC Fish Farm. He said he considered this Project as a means of supporting fisheries by lending assistance to the National Fish Culture Centre, which is the authority in charge of fish breeding activities and releasing live fish in the natural marine areas or the newly created artificial corals.

He also praised the Edict issued by His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister for the formation of a committee in charge of monitoring the issue and implementation of decisions for protection of fisheries, which committee has been formed by the authorities concerned with protection and exploitation of marine wealth,and is beginning to yield fruits. The positive results that have emerged represent the outcome of the efforts made by the Committee. Of particular interest is the issue of co-operation and co-ordination in applying and implementing the Fisheries. Law by the executive authority. Such results include, curbing illegal fishing, banning the use of harmful fishing gear and banning the catching and marketing of small fish. The committee is also responsible for enhancing awareness through the media of the importance of preserving the environment and fisheries that are a vital natural source of food.

Concluding his speech, he thanked Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company for its continuous efforts to improve and raise fish stocks in Bahrain’s territorial waters. He also urged all the local economic sectors, to follow the good example of GPIC by supporting one of the vital projects that have a positive impact upon fisheries not only in the short term but also in the long run. Such projects are both vital and essential for developing and safeguarding fisheries.

Then, Mr. Mustafa Al Sayed, GPIC General Manager delivered a speech in which he reiterated the strong interest and support for all the activities contributing to the preservation of the Bahrain environment. He said GPIC is fully aware of the significance of safeguarding the environment in Bahrain. It has always sought to comply with the regulations of the Environment Authority and its applications. This inturn resulted in the Company’s success in obtaining the ISO 14001 Award in 1999, which is the first international environmental achievement given to a Bahraini company.

He reaffirmed in his speech that the Company strongly believes that it is an integral part of the texture of the society.

With the above in mind and in order to underline its national

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and social role, the Company sponsored, the Fish Farm Project in co-operation with the Fisheries Directorate, Ministry of Agriculture, the for breeding various species of Bahraini fish. This Project was launched in November, 1996. The aims of this Project are enrichment of marine life, increasing Bahrain’s fish stocks and informing the society that industrial development does not conflict with the safety of the environment if environmental laws are complied with to ensure its safety and security.

He added that this unique fish farm is located in the southern part of the Complex near the water inlet used for cooling the plants’ operations. The farm has more than 10,000 seabreams which is a rare kind of fish. When brought to the farm, this species used to weigh a mere 60 grammes but now each fish weighs about 800 grammes, This is evidence that the fish grew in the proper and natural environment and this is part of the efforts made by GPIC for protecting the environment.

He said that the launch of the first extension to the fish farm is planned to increase the Farm’s area by double so that it will have a capacity of 20,000 fish. This is a demonstration of the company’s desire to increase its contribution to backing wildlife in Bahrain. In addition, we will celebrate reaping the fruits of success by harvesting part of this season’s crop or production to be distributed to the needy families. The remaining fish will be released once again into the sea for reproduction purposes.

Mr. Al Sayed reaffirmed his loyalty to the Bahrain leadership due to the current situations, hoping to grant our beloved nation security and stability.

Concluding his speech, Mr. Mustafa Al Sayed expressed his thanks and appreciation to everyone for the continuous efforts for protection of wildlife including sea-life, animal and plant life and reiterated GPIC’s commitment for safeguarding the various environmental aspects in Bahrain.

Later, H. E. Shaikh Abul Rahman bin Abdulla Al Khalifa unveiled the commemorative plaque to launch the work for the first extension to GPIC Charity Fish Farm.

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GPIC EMPLOYEES HONOURED ON “MAY DAY”

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the patronage of H.E. Mr. Abdul Nabi Al Shoala, Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, the Bahrain General Workers Committee held a major ceremony marking May Day on the 1st of May 2000. During the event, hard working private sector workers and employees were honoured. Employees from GPIC included: Ebrahim Sharif, of the Administration Department, Saud A. Aziz and Abdulla Mahdi of the Plants Operation Department, Najat Sharif of the Data Processing Section, and Deena Janahi of the Marketing and Planning Department, in recognition of their outstanding performance at GPIC .

RECORD UREA SHIPMENT TO AUSTRALIA

recently exported a 40,000 tonnes granuler Urea shipment from the Urea shipping facility. The huge “Western Olivin” carrier arrived in the Company’s shipping facility on the 20th March 2000 to take a large Urea shipment to Australia.

GPIC uses the most advanced sea transport facility in the world, capable of handling huge carriers with a draft of up to 13.5 metres. The facilities are designed to handle exports of Urea granules at the rate of 1,000 tonnes per hour, making GPIC one of

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the most efficient Urea exporters worldwide.

The loading of “Western Olivin” took place on a 24 hour basis and was completed within a record period of time. With this shipment, the Company has completed exporting one million tonnes of Urea.

On this occasion, Mr. Mustafa Al Sayed , General Manager, expressed his satisfaction at this significant achievement . He congratulated all employees taking part in the loading operation whilst complying with the highest safety standards. In addition, H.E. Mr. Mohamed Abdul Rahman Al Terkait, Managing Director and Mr. Mustafa Al Sayed , General Manager, presented a commemorative shield to the Ship’s master of the vessel.

GPIC has now exported over one million tonne of high quality Urea granules to international markets in USA, Europe, Africa , the Far East and Australia.

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GPIC AT “MANAGEMENT IN ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION AGE” CONFERENCE recently took GPIC part in a conference on management in the electronic communication age that was recently held the patronage of H.E. Mr. Mohamed Ebrahim Al Mutawa, Minister of Cabinet Affairs and Information, who deputised Shaikh Mohamed bin Atteyatollah Al Khalifa to attend on his behalf.

The keynote speaker at the Conference was Mr. Mustafa Al Sayed, GPIC General Manager, who environment that enables companies to succeed underlined the Conference’s importance due to its through showing concern for employees and topics relating to office managers and executive equipping them with the knowledge and expertise assistance. Their roles in the success of various they required . These were the tools that helped companies could not be underestimated. them carry out their duties effectively and effiMr. Mustafa Al Sayed noted the significance of ciently . These skills had to be developed. contributing to the creation of a convenient work

GPIC IN THE GCC PETROLEUM INDUSTRY CONFERENCE On behalf of Mr. Mustafa Al Sayed, The General Manager Mr. Abdulrahman Jawahery, Plants Operation Manager, presented a paper entitled “Developing Petrochemical and Downstream Petroleum Industries in the GCC” during the GCC Petroleum Industry: Prospects for The New Millennium conference which was held under the patronage of H.H. Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Commander-in-Chief of BDF, during the period 22 - 24 May, 2000.

Mr. Jawahery stated that the petrochemical industry in the GCC offers tremendous potential for economic diversification and this industry would require

nearly US$ 21 billion of new investment during the current decade. He also said that the petrochemical industry can make a valuable contribution to the efficient integration of GCC economies into the global econ-

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The said three-day conference was organised by the Bahrain Centre for Studies & Research in conjunction with the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies.

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GPIC TAKES PART IN CAREERS DAY took part in the Careers Day held for the first time by Bahrain University under the patronage of H.E. Dr. Mohammed Jassim Al Ghatam, University President. The event included presentations made by the training, personnel and human resources development executives from the participating companies and firms.

The University President and guests visited the GPIC stand where Mr. Mustafa Al Sayed, General Manager gave a briefing on the Company’s operations. He expressed the Company’s willingness to assist the students and guide them to their appropriate careers. Dr. Al Ghatam thanked Mr. Mustafa Al Sayed for the Company’s continuous co-operation with the University in various fields.

The stand was visited by a large number of students who learned invaluable information about the GPIC products and job opportunities available at the Company. The visitors were impressed by the growth of the petrochemical industry in Bahrain.

It should be noted that 21 major companies and organisations took part in this event.

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GPIC SUPPORTS “MADE IN BAHRAIN” EXHIBITION Mustafa Al Sayed, General Manager presented a BD10,000/- cheque in support of the “Made in Bahrain” exhibition which was held under the patronage of H.H. Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister, during the period of exhibition from 9 - 13th May, 2000.

The cheque was received by H.E. Mr. Ali bin Yousif Fakhroo, President of the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He expressed his thanks and appreciation to GPIC becoming the main Sponsor of the Exhibition.

He added that this initiative had been a demonstration of GPIC management’s commitment to supporting events and programmes designed to serve industrial development in the country. He praised the support given by H.E. Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa, Minister of Oil and Industry and GPIC Chairman, as well as Mr. Mustafa Al Sayed, General Manager.

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GPIC HONOURED AT ANTI-SMOKING CEREMONY Bahrain Anti-smoking Society recently held a major ceremony marking its 20th anniversary. On behalf of the event’s patron, Dr. Faisal Al Mossawi, Minister of Health, Mr. Abdul Rahman Buali, Undersecretary of the Health Ministry, presented to Mr. Zuhair Tawfiqi, GPIC’s Public Relations Manager, a commemorative shield and certificate. This was in recognition of the Society’s appreciation of the Company’s support for the Society’s anti-smoking activities and programmes.

Also honoured at this event was Dr. Mohamed Saleh AbdulLatif,GPIC’s Chief Medical Officer, for his efforts and contributions to serve the Society’s objectives.

GPIC management has formed an anti-smoking committee in the Company. This committee has made continuous efforts to ban smoking. Its efforts culminated in forbidding smoking in the Company’s offices with many employees succeeding in quitting over the years.

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GENERAL MANAGER RECEIVES EMPLOYEES’ REPRESENTATIVE CHAIRMAN Mustafa AlSayed, General Manager received Mr. Abdulla Bucheeri, Employees’ Representatives Chairman in the joint Committee to present to him a letter of thanks from all employees of the Company to H.E. the Chairman, members of the Board and executive management for giving benefits and incentives to all employees.

Mr. Mustafa Al Sayed thanked him for this kind gesture by the employees and expressed his satisfaction in the good efforts made by all the employees towards the Company’s growth and success.

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ENGINEERS FROM PIC VISIT GPIC part of the ongoing cooperation between GPIC and other Gulf Petrochemical companies and concerns, a group of engineers from Petrochemical Industries Company of Kuwait recently visited the Company.

The aim of the visit was to enable the Kuwait team to study the basics and familiarise themselves with the technology of operating a granules Urea plant. For this purpose, a comprehensive programme was drawn up dealing with all technical matters relating to the Urea Plant.

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GPIC engineers delivered lectures and field visits were made to the plant in addition to getting acquainted with methods of operation and control using the simulator at the Company’s Training Centre.

At the end of the visit, Mr. Mustafa Al Sayed,

General Manager, jointly with Mr. Talaat bin Dhafer, Director General of the Arab Industrial Development and Minerals Organisation, presented certificates and commemorative gifts to members of the visiting technical team.

The General Manager expressed his pleasure with the visit reflecting the high spirit of friendship and existing co-operation between Gulf companies.

He wished the Kuwait engineers every future success in their work.

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LECTURE ON BAHRAIN’S ENVIRONMENT FEATURES part of the activities of the GPIC Environment Sub-committee, a lecture was recently delivered about features of the Bahrain environment.

The presentation was given by Dr. Shaker Khamdan, Head of Environmental Monitoring at the Environmental Evaluation and Planning section of the Ministry of Housing, Municipalities and Environment.

In his lecture, Dr. Khamdan spoke about the significance of the marine environment which represents variety of environments such as coral reefs, seaweed and pearl oysters which played a vital role in the island’s economy before the discovery of oil. The onshore environment is also significant with availability of fresh water wells and palm trees.

The lecturer praised the good efforts made by the Company through the launch of the Charity Fish Farm which he considered as a pioneering experience in implementing the environmental compensation policy. Later there was a question and answer session.

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FAREWELL TO FARHAD HASSAN Company held a The reception in honour of Mr. Farhad Hassan, of the Safety and Security Department who retired after 15 years with GPIC. The General Manager Mr. Mustafa Al Sayed paid tribute to Mr. Hassan for his valuable services during his employment with the Company. He wished him the best of health and happiness in his retirement.

Mr. Al Sayed presented Farhad with a gift and the Safety and Security Department staff wished him all the best in his retirement.

NEW PROMOTIONS the framework of the Bahrainisation Withinscheme designed to qualify Bahrainis

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to fill supervisory positions in the Company, Mr. Mustafa Al Sayed, General Manager, promoted Mr. Kamal Ahmed to Plant Maintenance Planning Engineer. He also approved Anwar Bukamal and Nabil Al Kooheji to Senior Technicians in the Mechanical Section of the Maintenance Department.

These promotions form part of GPIC’s ongoing commitment to developing and promoting the Bahraini employees in the Company.

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GPIC BIDS FAREWELL TO AMADEI AND DAVIES Plants Operation and The Technical Services Departments held a reception to bid farewell to Mr. Ettore Amadei, Senior Shift Supervisor and Mr. John Davies, Inspection Superintendent at the end of their tour of duty with GPIC. At the reception, Mr. Mustafa Al Sayed, General Manager, delivered a speech in which he praised the services of Amadei and Davies and wished them all the best for their futures.

The honoured employees expressed their thanks and appreciation to the General Manager, executive management and all members of the staff for their support and co-operation during the period of their employment in the Company. Mr. Al Sayed presented token gifts to them.

BREAST CHECK-UP part of the health and educationAs al activities of the GPIC Health Sub-committee a presentation concerning breast self-examination for the Company’s female employees was recently held at the Training Centre. The presentation was given by Dr. A m a l Al Jowdar, family physician at the Ministry of Health.

Dr. Al Jowdar spoke about the importance of self-examination of women’s breasts and how to conduct the checkup. Her presentation was well received by the employees attending .

COMPLEX EVACUATION DRILL to GPIC’s management commitD u e ment to the importance of employee and contractor safety, a successful annual complex evacuation drill was recently conducted in preparation for major emergency. It was possible to safely evacuate all nonessential people and contractors from all process and administrative areas, to the correct marshalling locations within good time.

The drill was of great benefit and will of course be repeated to get everyone accustomed to take immediate action and evacuate the complex in case of an actual emergency.

The general Manager Mr. Mustafa Al Sayed sent out a memo thanking all employees for their co-operation in making the drill such a success. He said the success was a reflection of the employees general safety awareness and their

application of safety systems. He expressed his best wishes to all the employees to enjoy safety in their work.

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AL KHAWARIZMI PUPILS VISIT GPIC group of Al Khawarizmi Primary Boys School A pupils recently visited GPIC During their visit, they watched a documentary about the Company and were shown a scale model of the Complex.

The were also briefed about production operations, methods of manufacture and the Company’s overall concern with safety , health and environment issues.

The group also toured the Company’s plants and Charity Fish Farm.

The students’ visit is part of the various activities organised by the School to highlight concern with the environment. GPIC was chosen by the School administration in recognition of its outstanding contribution to the environment and numerous achievements on the local , regional and international level.

INTERNAL SOCCER TOURNAMENT 11th May, 2000 the Company organised an internal soccer tournament at Al Ahli Club Stadium. There were nine participating teams in the competition representing the Administration, Technical Services, Methanol, Ammonia, Utilities, Training, Safety and Security, Maintenance and Urea departments.

The Ammonia team won the tournament title and runners up were the Training and Maintenance teams. The Administration team won the Fair Play Cup. As the management was keen on attracting the employees’ participation in this fun day, an executive management team was formed to play a friendly match with the winner, the Ammonia team. The match was keenly contested and a lot of fun was had by all.

This annual event was well attended by department managers and Company employees. On the sidelines of this event, the Company provided games, snacks and refreshments for the employees’children to enable them to enjoy themselves with their parents.

Mr. Mustafa Al Sayed, General Manager, presented the tournament cup to the winning Ammonia Team. The runners-up were also presented with their prizes. The Administration team received the Fair Play Cup.

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TABLE TENNIS TOURNAMENT internal table tennis tournament was recently organised by the Public Relations Department as part of the sports activities and events for company employees.

The tournament was attended by Mr. Mustafa Al Sayed, General Manager, senior executives and a large number of employees.

Mr. Ghassan Abdulla of the Maintenance Department was the overall winner. Runners up were Salah Ebrahim of the Maintenance Department and Mr. Anwar Hijris of the Marketing and Planning Department. At the end of the event, Mr. Mustafa Al Sayed presented the cups and prizes to the top three winners.

Our congratulations to all winners and thanks to all those employees who participated.

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MUHARRAQ LEAGUE CHAMPION: LED BY “LAB. ANALYST” AYMAN SALMAN

by GPIC employee and skilled Ledplayer Ayman Salman, Muharraq Volleyball Clubs team, was able to crush the Al Hilal Club team in the League Championship final.

GPIC General Manager Mr. Mustafa Al Sayed was keen to attend this final match to encourage the outstanding employees in both their work and sports activities. Whilst GPIC management gives every possible support and encouragement to its employees outside their work places, it wishes them every success in both business and sports.

GPIC SPONSORS TENNIS TOURNAMENT the Company’s policy of supporting Wi t h i n sports and youth activities on the island, the Company sponsored the 14th championship of the President of the General Organisation for Youth & Sports Cup, organised by the Bahrain Tennis Club during the period from 16th May to 1st June, 2000.

The Championship matches and final ceremony were held at the Club’s grounds in Juffair under the auspices of His Excellency Shaikh Fawaz bin Mohamed Al Khalifa, president of General Organisation for Youth and Sport.

The final ceremony was attended by Shaikh Hamood bin Abdulla Al Khalifa Director General for Sports Affairs at GOYS , Mr. Mustafa Al Sayed , General Manager, as well as a number of the officials and a large gathering of tennis enthusiasts.

Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bahrain Tennis Club Shaikh Salman bin Saqer Al Khalifa, in two letters sent by him to His Excellency Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa , Minister of Oil and Industry, Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors and to Mr. Mustafa Al Sayed , the General Manager, praised the annual support given by GPIC to the Tennis Tournament of President of GOYS organised by the club and sponsored annually by the GPIC since 1992.

Shaikh Salman bin Saqer Al Khalifa indicated in his letters

that he, members of the Executive Committee and all the Club members extended their thanks and appreciation for this kind gesture by the Company and praised the Company’s role as an important national company supporting and assisting national clubs, youth and sports activities in Bahrain. He stressed that such support has had a considerable impact on the continuation and success of the annual championship until it has developed into a major tennis championship in Bahrain.

ANNUAL SPRING CAMP held its annual staff parGPIC ties at the Spring Camp in the Sakhir area over a three-week period to honour all members of the staff for their loyal and sincere efforts during the year.

The evening ceremonies were attended by Mr. Mustafa Al Sayed, General Manager and senior executives. The entertainment included live songs and music performances presented by talented employees from the Company. A number of music bands performed at these events to entertain the audience.

These staff parties are held by the Company on an annual basis to help create the one-family spirit and to promote goodwill away from the business climate. There is also the opportunity for the employees to get better acquainted with one another .

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COMPANY’S 20th AN

An employee receives his long service award

At the beginning of the ceremon y, Mr. Mustafa Al Sayed, GPIC General Manager conveyed the greetings and best wishes of H.E. Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa, Minister of Oil and Industry and GPIC Chairman. He also welcomed representatives of the Shareholders and members of the Board of Directors. He praised the spirit of co-operation and effective team spirit of all the employees who showed a high level of environmental conservation and concern with quality standards.

In his speech, he said as a result of such co-operation the Company was able to make remarkable achievements during the year.

GPIC, he added, was able to obtain ISO 14001 certification for environmental standards from the Lloyds Register. Meanwhile, the Company was able to maintain its ISO 9002 certification. He noted that the Company succeeded in the transition to the new Millennium without any problems to its digital systems.

He praised the Company’s success in achieving a record 1,878,000 man-hours without any lost time accidents.

Commenting on GPIC production, Mr. Mustafa Al Sayed said the total Ammonia production was 450,000 metric tons, Methanol 390,000 metric tons and Urea 544,000 metric tons which were exported worldwide. He added all the employees should be proud of the excellent work environment in the Company that not only enables them to achieve an excellent performance in their work but also helps others to benefit from our Company’s expertise. He pointed out the visits made by senior executives from major petrochemical companies in Australia and Venezuela to learn and benefit from our expertise in running the Urea Plant.

Then, Mr. Mustafa Al Sayed extended his congratulations to the long serving employees in the Company and to the hard working employees to be honoured during this event. He noted their tremendous efforts and sincere service to the Company.

Meanwhile, he thanked the GPIC Shareholders, members of the Board of Directors and executive

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management of the Company for their continuous support that enabled GPIC to be successful. He said that all the Company employees were proud to be an integral part of such achievements and expressed confidence in further success and progress in the future.

Concluding, he wished the Company and Bahrain more growth and prosperity under the rule of His Highness Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Amir of Bahrain with the support of His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister, and backing of His Highness Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Commander-inChief of the BDF. During the ceremony, long serving employees who completed 15,10, and 5 years of continuous service in the company were honoured. Also honoured were hard working and outstanding staff members in 1998 and 1999. The award winners were the following:Mr. Khalil Ebrahim of Plants Operation Department won the Best Idea Prize. The Best

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20th ANNIVERSARY

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Cutting the Anniversary cake

Suggestion Prize went to Mr. Mohamed Ali of Plants Operation Department.

Mr. Dharmandra Kumar of the Technical Services Department won the Best employee award for Sustained Performance. Mrs. Amal Yousif of the Finance Department won the Best employee award for Outstanding Performance. Both Mr. Nabil Al Kooheji of Maintenance Department and Mr. Mohamed Buhiji of the Safety & Security Department won Special Merit Awards. The Best Trainee Award was scooped by Mr. Ebrahim Janahi. An Early Bird Award was given to Mr. Mohamed A. Razzaq.

Mr. V. Ramkumar of the Plants Operation Department was given the award for Best Quality Auditor.

The Technical Services Department won the Best Department Award in 1998.

For the 1999 awards, the winner of the Best Idea Award was Mr. K.N. Kudva of the Maintenance Department. Mr. Adel Abdulmalik of the Finance Department was honoued for presenting the Best

Suggestion. Also honoured was Mr. Jehad Taqi of the Plants Operation Department for the Best Employee for Sustained Performance. Mr. Yasser A. Rahman of the Finance Department won the Best Employee award for Outstanding Performance.

Mrs. Minda Laudenica of the General Management Department and Mrs. Donya Al Motaz won the Special Merit Awards. The Early Bird Award was won by Mr. Sami Khairi of the Administration Department .

Mr. Hisham Dawood of the Plants Operation Department won the Best Sportsman Award. Mrs. May Kais of the Technical Services Department won the Best Quality Auditor Award.

Mr. Abdulmonim Khalid of the Plants Operation Department won the Best Auxiliary Fireman Award. The Data Processing Section was selected to win the Best Department title in 1999.

Mr. Abdulrahman Jawahery, Plants Operation Manager has been selected as “Man of the Decade� .

Mr. Abdurahman Jawahery receives his award from H. E. the Deputy Chairman