Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company (GPIC) said it has exported a total of 10 million tonnes of granular urea since its inception.

The milestone was achieved last week after 16 years of operations by the urea plant, where production started in 1998, said a report in the Gulf Daily News (GDN), our sister publication.

During a ceremony held at the GPIC complex in Sitra to mark the occasion, GPIC president Dr Abdulrahman Jawahery presented Kuwait's Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC) fertiliser marketing manager Sulaiman Al AbdulSalam with an appreciation trophy in recognition of its contribution in marketing and exporting GPIC's granular urea.

PIC is one of the main shareholders of GPIC and the sole marketer for GPIC's ammonia and granular urea products.

Dr Jawahery also honoured GPIC marketing manager Ahmed Mahmood, products handling and export superintendent Yousif Kamal and urea plant superintendent Abdulmunem Al Najjar.

"Despite the difficulties and challenges faced, be it in terms of global market fluctuations or local high temperatures and humidity, GPIC has managed to achieve great records and immense achievements as a result of its employees' focussed teamwork," Dr Jawahery said.

GPIC has exported a total of 4.7m tonnes of granular urea to North America, making it the highest export market at 49 per cent, followed by Oceania at 21 per cent and Far East at 14 per cent of its total urea exports. Total exports until the start of this month reached 550,000 metric tonnes.

Planned urea exports for the year are expected to reach 678,000 metric tonnes, which represents a 3.8 per cent increase on the total exports last year. - TradeArabia News Service