GPIC holds Board meeting
The Board of Directors of GPIC held its 194th meeting, chaired by His Excellency Dr. Ahmed Ali Al Sharyan. Speaking on the occasion, His Excellency thanked the members of the Board for their efforts in 2019 and appreciated their support to the company and its aspirations, while looking at overcoming obstacles that may be a hinderance. He said he is proud to work with his colleagues on the Board and praised their commitment by working together and cooperating to achieve more honours locally, regionally and globally. The board reviewed the company’s achievements since the last meeting and discussed items on the agenda, while taking appropriate decisions in matters related to company operations.
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They discussed projects the company has implemented, especially those related to social responsibility and which help the community by contributing to its development. The Board also made sure the employees had a safe work environment that motivates them to better perform. They discussed plans to further develop the national teams which have proved to have a high degree of professionalism.
The Board reviewed the success and excellence of the company in spite of the challenges and said it is proud of GPIC’s achievements in the field of safety. Company President Dr. Abdulrahman Jawahery said he was happy at GPIC’s promising results in the field of occupational safety. He said the company had achieved approximately 9,098 working days without any lost time accident, which is equivalent to more than 32 million hours. He said this is no mean achievement, not only in terms of the figures achieved, but also with regard to GPIC’s success in preserving the safety of workers, the backbone of its development. Dr. Jawahery said the company had succeeded, as usual, in setting new records in operations, exporting a total of 1.23 million tons of ammonia, urea and methanol, an increase of 3.6 per cent over what had been planned in 2019. He said a total of 43,600 tons of ammonia, 459,165 tons of methanol and 727,616 tons of urea were sold and all these exports were sent to their final destination on board 62 ships. In addition, 791 tons of urea was packed in bags to be allocated to the local market to support Bahrain’s agricultural sector.
