Khaleejieh Issue 73 English

H.E. Shaikh Isa Bin Ali Al Khalifa congratulates Mr. Jawahery on his

appointment in the Board of Directors of the U.S. National Safety Council

GPIC Volunteers honoured at InJAz Anniversary Celebration

GPIC Achieves a Production Record

H.E. Shaikh Isa Bin Ali Al Khalifa congratulates Mr. Jawahery on his appointment in the Board Directors of the U.S. (NSC)

New Managing Director VisitsGPIC Complex

Crown Prince’s International Scholarship Program Summer Action Learning Initiative

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GPIC Marks Family Safety Evening

GPIC Wins Gold Award from theAustralian Fertilizer Association

For the third successive yearGPIC wins the Global Safety Certificate

IFA appoints a Middle East representative as Vice President for

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The first in the Middle East.. GPIC Accredited Responsible

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IFA appoints a Middle East representative as Vice President for

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1 khaleejieh for petrochemicalsW W W. G P I C . C O M

H.E Shaikh Isa Bin Ali AL Khalifa, Advisor to HRM Prime Minister for Industry and Oil Affairs and GPIC Board Chair-man expressed his delight on the electing of the GPIC GM Mr. Abdulrahman Jawahery as a board member of the U.S. National Safety Council (NSC) and member of strategic and trustees committees.

He added that such appoint-ment is a demonstration of the professionalism and calibre of Bahraini citizens, enabling them to qualify for the most presti-gious and renowned senior po-sitions in international organi-sations and global associations, praising in this regard the wide experience of Mr. Jawahery in the petrochemical industry.

H.E Shaikh Isa Bin Ali AL Khalifa noted the outstanding contributions of Mr Jawahery in the areas of safety, health, environment and responsible care, praising the National Safety Council as one of the significant global entities that includes large numbers of com-panies and institutions from all

over the world.

“The presence of a Bahraini member in the board of such prestigious organisation is rec-ognition of the qualified Bah-raini figures” he elaborated.

“I have no doubt that Mr. Jawahery will contribute in the development of the Council’s activities, he has the experience and the outstanding manage-ment skills to boost the culture of safety and health” he added.

H.E Shaikh Isa Bin Ali AL Khal-ifa finally wished the GPIC’s General Manager all the best af-

firming that Mr Jawahery will positively contribute in pro-moting the NSC’s programs and he will help his country to upgrade the level of safety and its applications.

It is worth mentioning that the National Safety Council (NSC) is a non-profit, nongovernmen-tal public service organisation dedicated to protecting life and promoting health in the United States.

Located in Itasca, Illinois, the NSC is a membership organi-sation, founded in 1913 and given a congressional charter in 1953. Members include more than 51,000 businesses, labour

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Shaikh Isa Bin Ali AL Khalifa, Advisor to HRM Prime Minister for Industry and Oil Affairs and GPIC Board Chair-man expressed his delight on the electing of the GPIC GM Mr. Abdulrahman Jawahery as a board member of the U.S. National Safety Council (NSC) and member of strategic and

He added that such appoint-ment is a demonstration of the over the world. firming that Mr Jawahery will

H.E. Shaikh Isa Bin Ali Al Khalifa congratulates Mr. Jawahery on his appointment in the Board

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organisations, schools, public agencies, private groups and individuals. NSC’s mission is to “educate and influence peo-ple to prevent accidental injury and death,” and its vision is “making our world safer.”

Since taking over the manage-ment of Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company in January 2005, Mr. Jawahery has focused on quality and professionalism in all areas of the business in-cluding: health, safety, care for the environment, operations, production, corporate social responsibilities and export.

He has worked to modernise the company’s management systems, production, main-tenance, training and safety, which has enhanced the com-petitiveness of the company and its ability to compete on the global level.

He has also focused on the hu-man element and given it his utmost attention.

Remaining close to the employ-ees, Mr. Jawahery has continu-ously supported the company’s Labour Union to enable it to carry out its assigned role in a professional manner.

Mr. Jawahery’s leadership ap-proach is to encourage and em-power young Bahrainis to bear

responsibilities, and as a result, GPIC today is totally managed by experienced and creative Bahrainis at the top tier of the organisation.

This has resulted in making the company a role model for others to follow. GPIC has changed its image from being a small fertilizer company to a major player in the industry all over the world.

Mr. Jawahery’s track record as Vice President of the Interna-tional Fertilizer Association (IFA) and a member of the Executive Board is recognition of the role GPIC’s plays in the fertilizer industry worldwide and the outstanding calibre of Bahrainis as a whole.

Mr. Jawahery has also been a member of the Shura Council for two consecutive terms, and a board member of the Nation-al Oil and Gas Authority, Board Member of National Oil and Gas Holding Company, Board Member of Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO).

In addition to his membership in the Board of Trustees of Bah-rain Polytechnic, he is also the Chairman of inJAz Bahrain, besides being a founding mem-ber of the Bahrain Society for the Transfer of Technology.

At the regional level, Mr. Jawa-hery is a Board Member of the Gulf Petrochemical and Chem-ical Association (GPCA), Board Member of Arab Fertilizer As-sociation (AFA), and Chair-man of the Responsible Care Committee of GPCA.

In recognition of his contri-bution in the areas of health, safety and the environment, Mr. Jawahery was selected as a Middle East Ambassador for the National Examination Board in Occupational Safety & Health (NEBOSH) – UK and Lead Ambassador of the Robert W Campbell Award Programme, for the National Safety Council – USA.

GPIC has an excellent interna-tional reputation in the petro-chemical sector and has received many awards and tributes lo-cally and globally, including the Robert W Campbell Award from the United States National Safety Council in 2008, as well as the Sir George Earle Trophy from RoSPA (UK) in 2005, making the company the only organisation worldwide to have achieved this recognition. In addition it has won the RoSPA Chemical Sector Award nine times in the past ten years.


GPIC Achieves a Production Record

Gulf Petrochemical Indus-tries Company has achieved a new record in the production of Methanol. The company has safely produced 10 million met-ric tons of quality Methanol, the largest amount since the start of production in 1985.

A ceremony was held by the company on this occasion which was attended by GPIC Manag-ing Director, H.E. Mr. Anwar Saeed bin Salaman, GPIC Gen-eral Manager Mr. Abdulrah-man Jawahery and members of the executive management. In a statement Mr. Abdulrah-man Jawahery thanked the shareholders, Chairman and Board members for their con-tinued support to the company throughout its 30 year journey. Mr. Jawahery noted that the company firmly believes that its success is closely tied to the quality of the workforce. He went on to say that training and

development of Bahraini em-ployees remains a top priority of the executive management team. “Staff members are the company’s real wealth and they are our partners in this remark-able achievement”, he added.

Commending the positive role played by the company’s man-agement in this regard, Mr. Jawahery affirmed that they were always keen to develop the national workforce and pro-vide them with opportunities to gain experience and knowl-edge. This will in turn boost the industry, which is consid-ered to be a reliable contribu-tor to the economic prosperity of the kingdom. He went on to say that the company regu-lar receives invitations to train personnel from other interna-tional companies.

Mr. Jawahery also highlighted the prudent maintenance pol-icy adopted by the company,

especially the periodic mainte-nance, which has ensured con-tinued stability and made this production record possible.

Speaking on production and export operations, Mr. Jawah-ery revealed that the company has proudly become a symbol of clean industry as a result of its environment-friendly plants and operations; adding that currently the production level is at 400,000 metric tons per year.

With the continuation of devel-opment and modernisation, the company was recently able to enhance the productive capac-ity of the Methanol plant up to 1,220 metric tons per day, fol-lowing the inauguration of the Carbon Dioxide Recovery Unit, which was successfully com-missioned in order to reduce the Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions from the Methanol plant and productively utilise

Gulf Petrochemical Indus- development of Bahraini em- especially the periodic mainte-

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the CO2 to increase Urea and Methanol production.

Commenting on the effect of the global financial meltdown on export operations, Mr. Jawa-hery said “Following a period of economic boom, the global financial bubble has now burst and GPIC is not insulated from such an international situa-tion. Yet we have worked hard to adopt standard measures of performance to help tackle financial instability, without compromising safety or secu-rity.”

He added that the company has been able to fulfill all its Methanol export plans in co-ordination with its partners in Saudi Basic Industries Corpo-ration (SABIC). He went on to say that since inception of the company in 1985, GPIC

has exported all of its 10 mil-lion metric tons of Methanol to various global markets without any difficulties or delay.

The company’s first shipment of Methanol was 15,333 met-ric tons exported on August 15, 1985.

The USA receives 35% of GPIC’s total exports while the Far East including China, Tai-wan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand receives 43% of the company’s total exports. Europe receives 19% while the United Arab Emir-ates, India and other countries receive 19%. All products were exported by sea on board 1,073 tankers, loaded from shared docks at Sitra Port.

GPIC General Manager said that customers today are more aware and influential, adding

that environmental care has become an influencing factor in their purchasing decisions. He noted in this regard GPIC’s keenness to protect the environ-ment by launching a number of environmental projects inside its industrial complex.

He further said that the compa-ny will continue to train young leaders who will make the best use of the opportunity offered to them and contribute sub-stantially to the success of the company and fully justify the confidence placed in them by the management.

Concluding, Mr. Jawahery thanked H.E. the Oil and Gas Affairs Minister and NOGA chairman, Dr Abdulhussain Mirza, who has been the cata-lyst behind the company’s re-markable achievements.


On Sunday 27 June 2010 H.E. Mr. Anwar Saeed bin Sal-aman, Managing Director of Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company made an inspection visit of the GPIC Complex upon taking up his new office in the new term of the Com-pany’s Board of Directors.

He was welcomed upon arrival of Mr. Abdulrahman Jawahery, GPIC General Manager, mem-bers of the executive manage-ment team and heads of de-partments in the company.

During the visit Mr. Anwar Saeed bin Salaman praised the outstanding and sincere efforts made by all the company per-sonnel who have contributed to the continuous operation of the plants at high levels of effi-ciency, productivity and with-out any time lost accidents, as a result of compliance with the

highest health, safety and envi-ronmental standards.

The Managing Director toured all the departments and talked to the staff members. He also honoured some of the em-ployees who have effectively contributed to the company achieving several prestigious local and international awards. At the end of the visit Mr. Sala-man said he was very pleased with what he had seen and heard. He praised the com-pany’s management for their close and regular supervision of all the various operations and business affairs. He wished them further success to main-tain the company’s high stand-ing among its peers of regional and international industrial companies.

In response, Mr. Abdulrahman Jawahery, General Manager

expressed his sincere thanks to Mr. Salaman for honouring the company with this visit and praised his continuous support and encouragement. He also expressed the hope that the visit would be the first step towards the launch of new expansion projects under Mr. Salaman’s leadership.

In addition, Mr. Jawahery praised the efforts made by the GPIC Labour Union and their co-operation with the manage-ment to create a strong and consistent workforce to achieve the company’s objectives. He added the achievements made by GPIC would not have been possible without the significant contributions made by all the staff members. He lauded the unlimited support received by the company from the Board of Directors led by H.E. Shai-kh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa.

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CPISP

In an effort to focus on com-munity service, the Crown Prince’s International Scholar-ship Program (CPISP) Deputy Director, H.E. Shaikha Marwa bint Rashid Al Khalifa, said that the scholarship program is planning to initiate a project in which the candidates will be engaged in voluntary work and community service, by giving them the chance to work with local charities and establish-ments.

The program is launched in co-operation with the Gulf Petro-chemical Industries Co. which will sponsor the project and provide financial rewards for the participating charities and establishments.

The project entails students

working in groups with select-ed charities and helping them to find solutions for their daily challenges, which will both as-sist the charities and enrich the students’ experience.

During a visit to GPIC, Shaika Marwa thanked the company for their support, which will ensure the continued success of the CPISP Program. She added that GPIC’s involvement with the Program and the students, and the sponsorship of proj-ects such as this, give talented young Bahrainis the opportu-nity to find out about the suc-cess factors that lie behind do-ing community service.

GPIC General Manager Mr. Abdulrahman Jawahery said that it was a great honour for

GPIC to sponsor such proj-ects. “Our support reflects the private sector’s commitment to developing Bahrain’s talented youth” he added, wishing all participants a successful expe-rience.

Concluding, Mr. Jawahery ex-pressed his sincere thanks and appreciation to H.R.H. Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, for his contin-ued support of Bahrain’s out-standing youth and preparing them for the demands of the future.

It is worth mentioning that GPIC supervisors will guide the students through the dif-ferent stages of the project.

In Cooperation with GPICCPISP Focuses on Community Service

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GPIC hosts CPISP Students Jawahery praises the distinguished Program

In the presence of the Crown Prince’s International Scholar-ship Program CPISP Director, Dr Ronald Koller, GPIC Gen-eral Manager Mr. Abdulrahman Jawahery received on Wednesday 24 August a group of 28 CPISP students. Following their voluntary work with charities, the Second Grade Secondary students made three presentations during the meeting, highlighting their experience in this regard.Working with Al-Noor Charity, the first group was able in just two weeks to rebuild a home of one large poor family with a very low budget. The second group students ex-plained their experience with the Friendship Association of the Blind. According to the presenta-tion, not only did they manage to train a number of blind people on

using computers through Braille, but the students were also able to train volunteers to continue this noble work. The third group restored a kitch-en for foreign workers making it useful, safe and ready to use. Fol-lowing the presentations attended by the company’s engineers and officials, Mr. Jawahery thanked H.R.H. the Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander, Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa for initiating this inter-national scholarship program, which has completed 10 success-ful years.Mr. Jawahery stated that the vi-sion of His Royal Highness is to develop young Bahrainis from all walks of life so that they can achieve their dreams and aspira-tions, and attain key positions that will contribute to Bahrain’s development.

He thanked the program officials for selecting GPIC to be the only official sponsor for the program, saying that this was a great hon-our for the company.He stressed that enriching the learning process with social work experience will create leaders who are ready to serve their country. He affirmed that community ser-vice guides students to build their skills and develop the positive character traits of trustworthi-ness, respect, responsibility, fair-ness, caring, and citizenship.Although the company is achiev-ing excellent corporate operating performance, General Manager said the GPIC values community service as much as it value pro-ductivity. “We have always been active in the social sphere, striving to give back to society” he elabo-rated.Mr. Jawahery admired the stu-

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In the presence of the Crown using computers through Braille, He thanked the program officials


dents’ well prepared presentations, praising their great achievements which were accomplished in just three weeks. “We must all take a lesson from these young people, impossible is nothing to them, their strong will, hard work and determination are really inspira-tional” he added. Mr. Jawahery pointed out that stu-dents are always capable of being creative and making positive con-tributions if they are looked after and given the correct training and opportunity. For his part, the Crown Prince’s International Scholarship Program CPISP Director, Dr Ronald Koller praised the support provided by GPIC and the commitment of its General Manager, Mr. Abdulrah-man Jawahery, who offered every possible means to ensure the suc-cess of this noble program. Expressing their gratitude, the par-ticipating students thanked H.R.H. the Crown Prince and Deputy Su-preme Commander, Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, for giving them the opportunity to serve their community. They also extended their appreciation to Gulf Petro-chemical Industries Company for supporting them in such an ambi-tious program. At the end of the meeting Mr. Jawahery handed over financial rewards to the students in recogni-tion for their efforts, urging them to continue their contribution to the society.


The Crown Prince’s Interna-tional Scholarship Program (CPISP) held its annual Sum-mer Action Learning Program for its students and partici-pating companies, who this year included CPISP Plati-num Sponsor Kuwait Finance House, National Oil and Gas Authority represented by Bapco and GPIC, who were both Gold Sponsors of the Program, and the Economic Development Board.

The summer learning initia-tive is organised by the CPISP in cooperation with interna-tional development consul-tants Rob Rorich & Associ-ates and Aligned Leadership, and teams up CPISP students with delegates from major companies in Bahrain to work on a real business challenge. The program is based on the concept of action learning, which is an educational pro-cess where participants study their own actions and expe-riences to improve perfor-mance.

The 8-week program starts with a one week intensive

workshop for both students and company delegates aimed at developing leadership, team working, planning, and prob-lem solving skills. Each team will then spend the rest of the summer working on their challenges, after which they will give a final presentation offering proposed solutions to their respective challenges, and share their experiences of personal growth via this proj-ect.

Top management officials from Kuwait Finance House, the National Oil and Gas Authority, Bapco, GPIC and the Economic Development Board attended the workshop

at the Court of the Crown Prince to introduce the chal-lenges to each team.

CPISP Director Dr. Ron-ald Koller said this initiative comes as part of the training programs the CPISP offers its students, and is in line with H.R.H. the Crown Prince’s vision to develop Bahrain’s youth and to prepare them with leadership skills for the future. Dr. Koller thanked Kuwait Finance House, the National Oil and Gas Au-thority, Bapco, GPIC and the Economic Development Board for taking part in this project and for their contin-ued support of the Program.

Crown Prince’s International Scholarship Program

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workshop for both students at the Court of the Crown

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GPIC General Managerreceives CPISP working team

Gulf Petrochemical Indus-tries Company received a num-ber of students from the Crown Prince’s International Scholarship Program (CPISP) to work on a Summer-long project as part of CPISP’s ongoing Action Learning Program.

GPIC General Manager Mr. Ab-dulrahman Jawahery received a mixed group of undergraduates and engineers from the National Oil and Gas Authority (NOGA), Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) and Gulf Petrochemi-cal Industries Company (GPIC).

Welcoming the students and engineers, GPIC General Man-ager pointed out that this year’s team was selected by the Oil and Gas Affairs Minister and NOGA Chairman,H.E. Dr Abdulhus-sain Mirza. The engineers would

nurture and support the talented outstanding youth said the GPIC official. Mr. Jawahery reviewed the work plan and advised the students to tour the company’s plants and departments to find out more about the company and its operations.

At the end of the meeting, Mr. Jawahery wished the team success in their task and stated that he was confident that their great ability would enable them to complete the Action Learning Program ef-ficiently and that they would serve as role-model students. He stressed that GPIC would provide the students with every support.

GPIC is a Gold Sponsor of CPISP and hosts students every year, giv-ing them the opportunity to find out about the challenges and re-wards of working in the petro-

chemical industry.

The Crown Prince’s International Scholarship Program (CPISP) was established in 1999 by H.R.H. the Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander, Prince Sal-man bin Hamad Al Khalifa, with the aim of providing the opportu-nity to Bahrain’s brightest, most talented and outstanding youth to study at top international uni-versities and colleges.

His Royal Highness’ vision is to develop young Bahrainis from all walks of life so that they can achieve their dreams and aspira-tions, and attain key positions that will contribute to Bahrain’s development, through serving in the public or private sectors or through the international arena.

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GPIC Volunteers honoured at InJAz Anniversary Celebration

inJAz Bahrain held a celebra-tion marking its 5th anniversary during which the GPIC volun-teers, who have participated in supporting the organiation since its inception in 2005, were hon-oured.

In a speech on the occasion, GPIC General Manager Mr. Ab-dulrahman Jawahery commended the effective efforts of the GPIC employees who have participated with inJAz programmes during the last five years. Mr. Jawahery, who is also inJAz Board Chair-man, added that GPIC’s employ-

ees always seize opportunities to participate in any effort that will benefit local society.

During the celebration, Mr. Jawa-

hery congratulated the volunteers who represented all companies and establishments, praising their commitment to the voluntary work, wishing them every success.

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He also expressed his joy at see-ing the same volunteers who had started with inJAz from the begin-ning, and helped in building their country from their work places.

Mr. Jawahery concluded his speech by thanking H.H. Shaikha Hessa bint Khalifa Al Khalifa, Executive Director of inJAz Bahrain for her great efforts as Her Highness was the one who worked hard to es-tablish inJAz in the Kingdom of Bahrain and has continued her ef-forts and encouragement to form the foundations and lay the plans and programmes with the help of the board of directors and volun-teers.

“This is what made the establish-

ment what it is today, a landmark and a source of pride for all the youth of this beloved country” Mr. Jawahery noted.

It is worth mentioning that since its inauguration, inJAz has expe-rienced an immense development in its programmes and plans with

an increasing number of students which has reached 15,000.

inJAz enjoys a good media pres-ence which has helped greatly in defining the organisation’s objec-tives and encouraged many to join as volunteers or beneficiaries.


Within GPIC’s policy to support and sponsor confer-ences and gatherings that pro-mote the civilized image of the country, the company provided a generous financial contribu-tion to the Energy and Water Conservation Expo 2010 held at the Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre during the period from 14-16 June.

At a joint stand, the company participated in the Expo along-side Bahrain Petroleum Com-pany (Bapco) and Bahrain Na-tional Gas Company (Banagas) - all under the umbrella of the National Oil and Gas Author-ity (NOGA).

The Works Minister and Minis-

ter in Charge of the Electricity and Water Authority (EWA) H.E. Mr. Fahmi Al Jowdar ac-companied by H.E Dr. Abdul Hussain bin Ali Mirza, Minis-ter of Oil and Gas Affairs and Chairman of NOGA with the UAE Minister of Energy, H.E. Mr. Mohammed bin Dha’en Al Hamili, visited the company’s joint stand where they were re-ceived by GPIC General Man-ager, Mr. Abdulrahman Jawah-ery who presented to them the international Award of Excel-lence in Health and Safety from the British Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, won by GPIC for the sixth time.

Mr. Jawahery briefed the guests on the environmentally friendly Carbon Dioxed Recovery Unit,

which was successfully commis-sioned last December, as one of the major projects that is in line with Bahrain’s Economic Vi-sion 2030 and comes in accor-dance with the country’s effort to combat climate change.

Their Excellencies the Minis-ters expressed their deep pride in the significant achievements accomplished by the company, praising GPIC’s efforts to de-velop its human resources by providing them with necessary training, appropriate atmo-sphere and motivation towards creativity and teamwork, which has made the company a great example of fruitful Gulf coop-eration.

GPIC Supports Energy and Water Conservation 2010 and takes part in the Expo

Within GPIC’s policy to ter in Charge of the Electricity which was successfully commis-

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In accordance with the direc-tives of H.E. Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa, Advisor to H.R.H. the Prime Minister for Oil and Industrial Affairs and GPIC Board Chairman, and as part of the company’s policy of sup-porting the Bahraini commu-nity through donations and contributions to local, chari-table and professional societ-ies in the kingdom, GPIC has provided financial support to Al Rahma Youth Centre.

This came during a meeting between H.E. Mr. Rasheed Al Mearaj the Bahrain Central Bank Governor and GPIC’s General Manager Mr. Abdul-rahman Jawahery who was ac-companied by a delegation of senior executives.

Mr. Al Mearaj who is also the chairman of Al Rahma Youth Centre, provided a detailed review of the Centre’s pro-grammes and activities, as well as its great humanitarian role provided for children with dis-abilities.

Mr. Jawahery praised the Cen-tre’s contribution to social wel-fare, which reflects its commit-ment to the betterment of the kingdom. He added that the aim of Al Rahma is to teach and encourage the students to become more self reliant and to enjoy more fulfilling lives.

He commended the Cen-tre’s programs which provide health, social, psychological, vocational and rehabilitative

care to mentally and physically challenged young adults and children, as well as the support provided for their families.

It should be noted that the non-profit centre was founded on 22 March 2003 for men-tally and physically challenged young people. It currently has 50 members between the ages of 15 and 35 years who avail themselves of a full set of day care services.

GPIC supports Al Rahma Youth Centre

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Society

H.E. Dr. Fatima AlBalooshi, Minister of Social Develop-ment received at her office, GPIC General Manager Mr. Abdulrahman Jawahery ac-companied by a number of the company’s senior officials.

During the meeting Mr. Jawa-hery conveyed the greetings of H.E. Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa, Advisor to H.R.H. the Prime Minister for Oil and Industrial Affairs and GPIC Board Chairman and handed over a cheque for BD 10,000 as a gesture of their support for the Disabled Services Cen-tres, supervised and run by the Ministry of Social Develop-ment. The donation comes in line with the company’s belief

in the development of human capital and a strong commit-ment to the local community.

Mr. Jawahery commended the great role played by the Cen-tres, praising their efforts in integrating people with spe-cial needs into the society and guiding them to contribute to the country’s development and prosperity.

He noted that as part of GPIC’s social responsibility, it has spared no effort in supporting and providing all available as-sistance to this important part of Bahraini society, promis-ing that the company would extend further cooperation whenever the need arises.

H.E. Ms. AlBalooshi thanked the GPIC’s Board Chairman for the generous support; stressing that such donations are highly beneficial and will be used specifically to support the programmes and activi-ties of the ministry’s Disabled Services Centres. She also commended the company’s significant role in supporting the various charities and soci-eties in the Kingdom and en-couraged other organisations to follow GPIC’s footsteps in its commitment towards the country’s civil organisations and establishments.

GPIC shows support for Disabled Services Centres


As one of the major indus-trial institutions in Bahrain, providing regular contribu-tions to various humanitarian causes and societies through-out the years, GPIC has sup-ported entities including major clubs, charity funds and social initiatives. These initiatives are aimed at achieving the sole goal and vision of a brighter future and community in the King-dom of Bahrain. Within this framework, financial support was provided to the Bahrain Health and Safety Society to help promote the society’s role in the country.

During a Ramadan Ghabga ...GPIC provides support to Bahrain Health and

Safety Society

This came during a Ramadan Ghabga held by the Society. Af-firming GPIC’s commitment to its social responsibility, the GPIC General Manager Mr. Abdulrahman Jawahery said that the company has spared no effort in supporting and pro-viding all available assistance to the country’s civil organisations and establishments, promising that the company would extend further cooperation whenever the need arises.

Dr. Mustafa Al Sayed, Chair-men of the Bahrain Health and Safety Society expressed his sincere thanks to GPIC’s

management noting that such a large donation would be highly beneficial and used specifically for implementing the Society’s programmes and activities.

The Bahrain Health and Safety Society was founded in 1979. It focuses on enhancing family re-lated issues and further spread-ing safety awareness throughout Bahrain. The society has also resolved to positively contrib-ute in occupational health and safety related legislation and education.


Under the directives of H.E. Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa, Advisor to H.R.H. the Prime Minister for Industrial and Oil Affairs and GPIC Chairman, the company’s management provided its usual annual sup-port to a number of local soci-eties, charity funds and clubs. The contribution was made on the occasion of the Holy month of Ramadan.

In a speech marking this occa-sion, Mr. Abdulrahman Jawa-hery, GPIC General Manager extended his greetings and best wishes to the leadership and

people of Bahrain on the ad-vent of the Holy month and expressed his appreciation of the efforts made by local societ-ies and charity funds in serving the Bahraini community and giving support to the eligible beneficiaries.

Mr. Jawahery underlined the importance of extending bridg-es of co-operation and commu-nication among the different categories of the community and meeting the requirements of others, which the company is keen on providing as part of its social corporate responsibility.

He noted the excellent relation-ship between GPIC and differ-ent civil society groups as the company has always been ac-tively involved in all national, sports and social events of dif-ferent kinds, as it considers it-self to be an integral part of the Bahraini community.

In a similar speech, MP Dr. Abdali Hasan and MP Mr. Mo-hamed Al Mizal expressed their thanks to the GPIC Chairman and the GPIC executive man-agement for this generous sup-port, which would enable lo-cal societies, charity funds and

Marking the Holy Month of Ramadan...GPIC provides Support to Local Societies,Charity Funds, Sports and Cultural Clubs

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clubs to continue their goodwill and charitable activities.

It should be noted that as part of its strategy of extending sup-port to civil society organisa-tions, GPIC has set aside an annual budget to support and help charitable funds, sports and cultural societies, women’s and professional societies as well as conferences and exhibi-tions held in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Believing that human resources are the country’s real wealth, it pays considerable attention to provide educational facilities and support to the employees’ children. This is considered as a real support to the Bahrain Eco-nomic Vision 2030 designed to care for young people for a bet-ter future.

GPIC is also keen on support-ing numerous environmental programmes and has a budget for financing environmental re-search and projects, including its sponsorship of the ‘Education Ministry/GPIC Environmental Research Programme’ launched in co-operation between the Ministry of Education for sup-port of environmental research, targeting public school students in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

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GPIC Supports A’ali Charity FundIn accordance with the direc-tives of H.E. Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa, Advisor to H.R.H. the Prime Minister for Oil and Industrial Affairs and GPIC Board Chairman, and in line with the company’s strong commitment to the local com-munity including charities, professional associations and clubs, GPIC General Manager Mr. Abdulrahman Jawahery handed over a donation to A’ali Charity Fund.

On this occasion the Fund’s Chairman of the Board of Trustees Mr. Fawzi Al-Jaber of-fered his sincere thanks and appreciation to H.E. Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa and the company’s management, prais-ing their generous support and commitment towards the coun-try’s civil organisations and es-tablishments. He added that

the donation would be highly beneficial and used specifically to support the Fund’s various programmes, activities and fu-ture plans.

Mr. Jawahery commended the Fund’s role in providing chari-table assistance to the needy people and launching pro-grammes and activities aimed at developing the skills of the

younger generation through courses and workshops. He stressed that GPIC would con-tinue to support the various charity funds in Bahrain as part of its commitment towards the local community. He wished the members and Honorary Chairman of the A’ali Charity Fund every success.

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Mr. Abdulrahman Jawahery an-nounced that Gulf Petrochemi-cal Industries Company under-went an extensive third party assessment by Det Norske Veri-tas (DNV) from 20 to 21 June 2010 as part of the Responsible Care audit requirement and the company’s management system was found to be in compliance. Accordingly, DNV have award-ed GPIC the accreditation of RC 14001:2008.

On this occasion the company held a ceremony which was at-tended by H.E. Mr. Anwar Saeed bin Salaman, Managing Director together with Mr. Ab-dulrahman Jawahery, General Manager, GPIC management team and senior officials.

Mr. Jawahery explained that the accreditation of GPIC’s manage-ment system to RC14001:2008 is a testimony of the robustness and integrity of the company’s management system in ensuring that its operations and activities are in line with the most strin-gent health, safety, security and environmental requirements and that the company also is very in-novative in the field of environ-mental projects, which exceed legislative requirements and em-brace global biodiversity initia-tives.

GPIC is delighted to be amongst the very few companies in the region to be accredited with the RC 14001:2008 certification and thus leading the Gulf Petro-chemicals and Chemicals Asso-ciation (GPCA) member com-panies in the implementation of the Responsible Care program.

Mr. Jawahery explained that in December 2009, GPCA had signed a Memorandum of Un-derstanding (MoU) with the American Chemistry Council (ACC) to establish a Respon-sible Care program for the re-gion’s petrochemical and chemi-cal industry.

He added that the MoU marks a major step forward in imple-menting GPCA’s ambitious

plans to ensure that the regional industry adopts uniform world-class Environment, Health, Safe-ty and Security (EHSS) practic-es.

GPCA’s chairman and Sabic’s vice chairman and CEO H.E. Mr. Mohamed H. Al-Mady, GPCA’s Secretary General Dr. Abdul-wahab Al-Sadoun, ACC direc-tor and Exxon Mobil Chemical Company president Stephen D. Pryor and ACC president and CEO Cal Dooley signed the agreement on the concluding day of the Fourth Annual GPCA Forum in Dubai.

Mr. Jawahery explained that with the signing of the MoU, GPCA was aiming to develop its Responsible Care Program dur-ing 2010 to obtain International

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plans to ensure that the regional

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Council of Chemical Associa-tions (ICCA) recognition. He also added that GPIC was select-ed by GPCA to take the leader-ship role in this endeavour and appointed him as the Chairman of GPCA’s Responsible Care Committee.

GPCA’s members, many of whom have already adopted the global industry’s best practices, are fully supportive of Respon-sible Care. The Association now has a dedicated Responsible Care Committee that will help imple-ment the MoU and work closely with ACC and GPCA member companies.

Mr. Jawahery highlighted that on 19 January 2010 GPIC signed the declaration of support for the Responsible Care Program set by GPCA and with this GPIC’s journey to implement the Re-sponsible Care Management System at its facilities started.

GPIC, over the past three decades has adopted the global chemical industries best practices and has ensured accountability and con-tinual improvement in all areas of its business through imple-mentation and certification of Management Systems.

GPIC is committed to further enhance and strengthen its ro-bust environment, health, safety and security performance by implementing the principles and ethics of Responsible Care man-

agement system.

By doing so, GPIC is confident of becoming a part of the chemi-cal industry’s global initiative to drive continual improvement in the field of EHSS performance. This will enable GPIC to achieve even higher standards of perfor-mance, generate greater value of business and make the indus-try more sustainable and take it above and beyond its previous accomplishments.

As part of this drive and in line with its declaration of support for GPCA’s Responsible Care Program, GPIC embarked upon a fast track implementation of Responsible Care at its facilities starting in April 2010.

The pre–assessment for Respon-sible Care was carried out by au-ditors from DNV in May 2010 and the final assessment took place on 20-21 June 2010 when GPIC was audited by DNV and successfully certified for RC14001:2008.

Mr. Jawahery confirmed that the latest initiative of Responsible Care program is a clear testimo-ny of GPIC’s continued focus on sustainability and in particular, care for the environment.

The Responsible Care ethic is the petrochemical and chemi-cal industry’s foundation for a sustainable future. Launched in Canada more than 20 years ago,

it covers all aspects of chemical industry activity: process safety, pollution prevention, distribu-tion, safety, product stewardship, security, community awareness and emergency response.

It is the global chemical indus-try’s signature initiative to en-hance EHSS performance with-in chemical facilities and along their supply chains.

For more than 20 years, ACC members and Responsible Care partners have implemented the program in their organisations. Responsible Care has resulted in improved performance, safer handling of products in the sup-ply chain and recognition of the industry’s efforts by govern-ments, NGOs and the public.

Participating national or region-al industrial associations agree to conform to the Responsible Care Global Charter and the Respon-sible Care Fundamental Features instituted by the International Council of Chemical Associa-tions (ICCA).

GPIC, now a certified RC14001 petrochemical industry will be playing a pivotal and leader-ship role under the umbrella of GPCA to help other regional in-dustries and member companies of GPCA in implementing the ethics of Responsible Care Man-agement Systems.

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IFA appoints a Middle East representative as Vice President for the First Time

GPIC General Manager Mr. Abdulrahman Jawahery was an-nounced Vice President of the International Fertilizer Indus-try Association (IFA).

The announcement came at the IFA Annual Conference held in Paris, France during the period from 31May-2June2010.

Mr. Jawahery, who chaired the IFA Technical Committee, was elected unanimously by the Association’s members. Such honour came due to the good reputation enjoyed by the Gulf Petrochemical Industries Com-pany on both regional and in-ternational levels. The company has won numerous awards due to its significant performance in the petrochemical sector.

GPIC has recently hosted IFA Global Safety Summit which attracted leading international companies from all over the world with a wide experience in the manufacture of fertiliz-ers and their byproducts. The event had immense significance owing to the contribution of this vital sector in providing the world with fertilizers used in

the production of agricultural crops.

The International Fertilizer In-dustry Association (IFA) is a not-for-profit trade association representing the global fertil-izer industry. IFA member companies represent all activi-ties related to the production, trade, transport and distribu-tion of every type of fertilizer, their raw materials and inter-mediates.

It is worth mentioning that Mr. Jawahery is a Chartered Chem-ical Engineer who obtained his BSc and MSc degrees in Chem-ical Engineering from the UK; he is also a Chartered Scientist

and Chartered Environmental-ist. He began his career at the Research Centre of British Pe-troleum (BP) for a period of two years before moving to the GPIC, Bahrain, in 1983.

Before being appointed as the company’s General Manager, Mr. Jawahery held several posi-tions at GPIC including Urea Plant Superintendent and Plant Operations Manager.

Mr. Jawahery was the chairman of the IFA Technical Commit-tee for four years up to 2010 and a board member of the Arab Fertilizer Association.

the production of agricultural and Chartered Environmental-

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For the third successive year...GPIC wins the Global Safety Certificate

GPIC has been awarded the global safety certificate from the British Safety Council (BSC) for the third successive year, in a grand ceremony held in London in the presence of more than 1000 guests.

Methods and professional stan-dards adopted by the GPIC management in Occupational Safety and Health have led to the company’s winning of this prestigious award. Meanwhile

the company has worked hard to spread the culture of safety and occupational health in the society.

The award was competed for by hundreds of affiliates and associates of the British Safety Council.

In a statement on the occasion, GPIC General Manager Mr. Abdul rahman Jawahery said that such recognition comes

from a leading independent safety organisation and rec-ognised the world over as one of the most eminent bodies in the field of health and safety assessment.

“Achieving such prestigious award was a result of sincere ef-forts made by the Board chair-man H.E Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa, Board members and employees” Mr. Jawahery said, praising their commitment as

GPIC the company has worked hard from a leading independent

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one team towards EHS as it affects business performance, sustainability, and employees’ lives both at work and off the job.

He added that health and safe-ty is critically important in the workplace and plays a core part in accident prevention.Mr. Jawahery said that in these difficult times, it is vital that health and safety should not be seen as a cost to cut but as a crucial part of a well-run busi-ness that delivers benefits to organisations, employees and the economy alike. He summarised the key factors that led to such honour as fol-lows:

- Outstanding leadership in the areas of health and safety.

- The Company’s selection of the best international systems and standards in health and safety in order to build a strong system to control the risks.

- Steps taken by the company to involve all employees in de-cision-making on health and safety.

- Consistent support of EHS program management to help safeguard its employees on and off the job.

At the end of his statement, Mr. Jawahery thanked the country’s leadership for their great support to the industri-al sector in the Kingdom. He also expressed his gratitude to the company’s managers and employees for their loyalty, dedication, teamwork and dil-igence that have made all the achievements possible.

Founded in 1957, the Brit-ish Safety Council is one of the world’s leading health and safety organisations. Its mis-sion is to keep people healthy and safe at work.

The original vision of the Brit-ish Safety Council was bold. It intended to eliminate most workplace accidents. The BSC now deals with health and safety issues with more than 50 countries around the globe.

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GPIC wins Gold Award from theAustralian Fertilizer Association

An annual conference was held from 23-26 August 2010 on the Gold Coast, organised by the Australian Fertilizer As-sociation with the participation of all the agricultural sectors and companies supporting this industry.

GPIC attended this major con-ference during which the com-pany was honoured by winning a merit award and commemo-rative plaque, marking its win of the Gold Award as the best low risk facility for Urea pro-duction, storage and export.

It should be noted that GPIC is considered as one of the leading companies in the Arabian Gulf whose facilities are classified as Level 1 by the Inspection and

Health Quarantine Services of the Australian Government.

GPIC General Manager Mr. Abdulrahman Jawahery em-phasised that this honour was considered as a recognition of the level reached by the fertil-izer industry in the Kingdom of Bahrain as the country was able to provide the highest lev-els of production and services to its customers worldwide. He added that the Australian market is considered as one of the key international markets for Urea and since the com-pany’s operations began it has been a key exporter to the Aus-tralian markets and maintains continuous co-operation with major companies there. In addition, Mr. Jawahery

praised the efforts made by Pet-rochemical Industry Company of Kuwait for the marketing of GPIC’s Urea product on the world markets. The interna-tional markets have recently witnessed an improvement in demand which has reflected in an increase in prices which fell during the financial crisis that hit the world in 2009.

Mr. Jawahery added that the world’s fertilizer industry is wit-nessing an annual increase at the rate of 3.5% which reflects the significance of this industry for providing food supplies and also its importance as a strategic material.

An annual conference was Health Quarantine Services of praised the efforts made by Pet-

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On Tuesday 1st June 2010 a high-level delegation from the Economic Affairs Committee of the German Parliament vis-ited GPIC Complex to become acquainted with the standards achieved by the petrochemi-cal industry in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

During the visit the German delegation was accompanied by H.E. Mr. Isa Abulfateh, MP and member of the Economic and Financial Affairs Commit-tee at the Council of Represen-tatives and head of the mission of honour. H.E. Dr. Hubert Lang, German Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain also

attended the visit.

Upon the delegation’s arrival at the Complex, they were wel-comed by Mr. Yusuf Abdulla, Deputy General Manager and members of the executive man-agement team.

Mr. Yusuf Abdulla welcomed the visiting German guests and conveyed to them the best wishes of Mr. Abdulrahman Jawahery, General Manager who was out of the country. The two sides reviewed means of further enhancing bilateral co-operation between Bah-rain and Germany, especially in the petrochemical industry,

and the possibility of exchange of expertise between German petrochemical companies and GPIC. This would contribute to the further development of the petrochemical industry in this vital region of the world.

During the meeting, the Depu-ty General Manager said GPIC was particularly interested in strengthening relations with the German side owing to the signif-icant development enjoyed by German companies in addition to their well-known expertise. He praised the German firms, which made significant contri-butions to the construction and operation of the GPIC Ammo-

German Parliamentary Delegation Visits GPIC and Praises Development of Bahraini Industries

On Tuesday 1st June 2010 a attended the visit. and the possibility of exchange

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nia and Methanol plants and their use of German technology for development and moderni-sation of their processes.

The visiting delegation was given a briefing about the com-pany’s operations and strategy, which had enabled it to garner several prestigious international awards and realise significant achievements, resulting in a very good reputation in the re-gional and world markets.

The visiting delegation was also briefed about GPIC’s safety, marketing and environmental achievements, as well as the comprehensive training and development programmes and facilities before being taken on a tour of the complex.

At the end of the visit, the Ger-man delegation expressed their thanks to the members of the executive management team and employees for their warm welcome. They also expressed their thanks to the Government of Bahrain for supporting such bilateral visits.

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Since its establishment, GPIC has taken upon itself the preserva-tion of the environment by adopt-ing a series of individual environ-mental projects at the company’s complex, reflecting the efforts be-ing made in this regard.

As a part of its success on this issue, the company has achieved many environmental awards, in addition to its adoption of the ‘Responsible Care’ initiative which concentrates basically on taking care of the envi-ronment and limiting any negative effects.

One of GPIC’s leading efforts in this field is reducing the emissions of harmful gases by using advanced methods and utilising the latest in petrochemical technology.GPIC started its production in 1985, with a capacity of 1000 met-ric tons per day producing both Ammonia and Methanol. The total emission of Carbon Dioxide at its facilities was 1.46 metric tons for each metric ton produced until the year 1989.

When the company increased pro-duction for these two chemicals to reach 1200 metric tons for each,

the total emission of Carbon Di-oxide was 1.48 metric ton for each metric ton produced.

GPIC continues to develop its pro-duction levels steadily and gradu-ally, with total commitment to reducing harmful emissions and gases that cause glasshouse effects, especially Carbon Dioxide which results from the burning of natural gas.

With a production capacity of 1700 metric tons per day, the com-pany opened the Urea production facility in 1998, which depended

GPIC participates in the reduction of Carbon Dioxide emissions

CDR

Since its establishment, GPIC One of GPIC’s leading efforts in the total emission of Carbon Di-


on Carbon Dioxide as a raw mate-rial. This reduced the emissions to 0.73 metric tons per metric ton of Ammonia and Methanol and Urea, as shown in the graph.

It is also worth mentioning that in 2003, the company participated in an international benchmarking study along with more than 60 Ammonia factories from around the world, 40% of which were Eu-ropean. According to the study, GPIC’s plant came as the second best plant.

Recently, the company inaugurat-ed the Carbon Dioxide Recovery


CDR(CDR) Unit, which will extract this gas from the emissions of the Methanol production facility.



Conferences

Major GPIC Paper Presented atLatin American Health, Safety & Environment

Conference

In recognition of the high reputation of GPIC in the areas of health, safety and the envi-ronment and the international recognition enjoyed by the company, GPIC was selected to become a key-note speaker of the First International Confer-ence of Latin American States for Safety, Health and Environ-ment.

The event was held in the Ar-gentinean city of Salta during the period from 23 to 27 Au-gust 2010 in the presence of 300 leading government and oil company figures from the South American countries, in

addition to a number of engi-neers working in this industry.

GPIC nominated Mr. Fadhel Mallalah Al Ansari, Technical Services Manager to deliver the key-note speech at the opening session. The speech shed light on the basic principles of sus-tainable development, namely community service, protection of the environment and profit-ability. These are the same three prin-ciples adopted by GPIC for management of its operations which have enabled the compa-ny to gain a prestigious reputa-tion and to win many regional

and international awards from leading firms and organisations in Europe and the USA.

The Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Association seized the presence of GPIC in Argen-tina to hold a special seminar on this occasion at the Associa-tion’s headquarters in the capi-tal Buenos Aires attended by the Association’s members. GPIC’s representative spoke during the seminar about sustainable de-velopment and environmental protection. He reviewed the company’s experience in this field.

In recognition of the high addition to a number of engi- and international awards from


GPIC has adopted a key man-agement philosophy focused on care for the environment, community and profitability, in addition to compliance with environmental standards. The company has taken a number of environmental initiatives in-cluding practical projects with-in the complex, environmental projects linked to community service, such as environmental lectures given to primary and intermediate school students who have enjoyed the benefits of this scheme over the last 10 years.

GPIC awards are given to sec-ondary school students as part of a 6-year project that has at-tracted annually an average of 8 research papers and projects from secondary schools. Corpo-rate responsibility is very much in evidence through the launch of awareness programmes and care for various community groups.

GPIC is also a major contribu-tor to the Bahrain economy by pumping some $2.5 bil-lion into the economy since its launch for the benefit of local trade and economic sectors.

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Memorial

It is with deep regret that the cultural and industrial societies in Bahrain received the sad news of the departure of Dr. Ghazi Al- Gosaibi following a life full of giving and accomplishments.

Remembering the man invokes his most distinguished achievements, including the early development of the industrial sector. Dr. Al-Gosaibi participated in laying the foundation stone of our company as a practical and not a theoretical act in the development work.

Dr. Al-Gosaibi managed to unite aspiration with reality, laying down new bases for development, management and strategic planning by considering human beings as the real asset that deserves continuous investment.

He always believed that the industrial production operations must be to the advantage of the individual and must provide a social stability. With that in mind, industry must also take into consideration the natural re-sources available and adopt policies to replace the consumption mentalities with environmental conservation ones.

In Memory of Ghazi Al-Gosaibi

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In Memory of Abdul Baki Alnoori

GPIC remembers with great appreciation the late professor and distinguished educator, Mr. Abdul Baki Alnoori, former Board Chair-man of the Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC) in Kuwait and one of the founders of GPIC.

Mr. Alnoori aged 81 died after a long career in education, industry, national and union action. The oil and gas sectors in the Arabian Gulf have lost one of its pioneering figures in the petrochemical industry; the late Mr. Alnoori was a symbol of sincerity and dedication.

He was a leading personality owing to his background as an educa-tor, a politician and an industrialist, factors that made him a distin-guished leader who taught us the art of management and industrial profession, as well as ways of dealing with superiors and employees.He participated and worked in joint ventures in many Arabian and international companies, including the Kingdom of Bahrain, Tuni-sia, Turkey and China.

Mr. Abdul Baki Alnoori enjoyed an illustrious personality and great foresight regarding the role of industry by laying the foundation for industrial and economic development. It is also worth mentioning that he was one of the pioneers in the petrochemical industry who worked hard to establish the foundation of this industry since the seventies.

Mr. Alnoori was born in Kuwait in 1929; in 1955 he obtained a diploma in mechanical engineering from the UK and started his educational career as a teacher in the Industrial College, In 1962 he became the first Kuwaiti headmaster of the college.

He held many positions including the Board Chairman and Managing Director for PIC. During that period he participated in establishing GPIC in Bahrain.

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Dr. Max Appl, former Director of the Ammonia Department of BASF died on 6 May 2010 at the age of 81. BASF of Germany is the world’s leading chemical company with approximately 105,000 employees and 385 production sites around the world.

Dr. Max Appl was a legacy in the chemical and petrochemical field and especially in the Ammonia industry since 1966. He spent his entire working career at BASF starting in the organic synthesis processes and oxo syn-thesis. During his working life and after retirement he wrote numerous important papers, articles and books on Ammonia and synthesis gas technology. After his retirement he also continued to attend various conferences such as the Ammonia Safety Symposia, having been a member of the AIChE’s Ammonia Safety Committee from 1981 to 1993. In 2002 Dr. Appl was awarded the Ammonia Safety Committee’s Lifetime Achievement Award being only the third person to have received this accolade. He was also a frequent visitor to British Sul-phur’s Nitrogen & Syngas conferences where he regularly chaired a session.GPIC had the honour and pleasure of having Dr. Max Appl attend some of GPIC’s past celebrations and mile-stone achievements over the years.

In memory of Dr. Max Appl

Max Appl, former Director of the Ammonia Department of BASF died on 6 May 2010 at the age of 81.

Memorial

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GPIC Honours the First CDR Operating Staff

In the presence of the GPIC Managing Director, H.E. Mr. Anwar Saeed ben Salamah and GPIC General Manager Mr. Abdulrahman Jawahery, the company honoured the first national operating crew of the Carbon Dioxide Recovery (CDR) Unit at GPIC.

During the ceremony H.E. Mr. ben Salamah praised the unique team spirit and professionalism of the project operators, which has paved the way for signifi-cant achievements affecting the company’s productivity and good reputation.

Mr. Jawahery affirmed GPIC’s

keenness to develop the nation-al workforce and provide them with the opportunity to gain ex-perience and knowledge need-ed to boost the petrochemical industry. He said that Bahraini workers were always capable of being creative and making positive contributions, if they are looked after and given the necessary training and develop-ment they require.

The 450 MT/day Carbon Di-oxide Recovery (CDR) Unit has cut Green House Gas (GHG) emissions and improved over-all efficiency of resources. The captured Carbon Dioxide is used as feedstock for Urea and

Methanol synthesis processes. The technology, which was in-stalled by the Japanese Mitsubi-shi Heavy Industries Corpora-tion can recover approximately 90% of the Carbon Dioxide in flue gas.

CDR Unit is aligned with Bah-rain’s Economic Vision 2030, and comes in accordance with the country’s effort to combat climate change. The project was developed under the United Nations’ ‘Clean Development Mechanism’ (CDM) and was presented during the climate change conference held last De-cember in Copenhagen.

In the presence of the GPIC keenness to develop the nation-keenness to develop the nation- Methanol synthesis processes. keenness to develop the nation-


Appreciation


Employee of the Month

H.E. Mr. Anwar Saeed ben Sala-man, GPIC Managing Director in the presence of Mr. Abdulrah-man Jawahery, General Manager, presented a merit certificate and award to:-Mr. Hassan A.Ameer Sal-man from the Maintenance De-partment won the title Employee of the Month for April 2010. He joined the company in 2002 and is currently a Technician in the In-strument Section.

-Mr. Balvantrao R.Patil from the Plants Operations Department won the title Employee of the Month for March 2010. He joined the company in 1998 and is cur-rently an Ammonia Shift Supervi-sor (Advisor).

-Ms. Shereen Salman from the Finance Department won the title Employee of the Month for May 2010. She joined the company in 2009 and is currently an Insurance Officer.

GPIC’s employee of the month was established to recognise outstand-ing employees and to acknowledge their contribution to the company. The programmee hopes to encour-age quality work, continue im-provement, teamwork and a high level of dedication.

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Learning & Development

is working hard to improve the performance of its staff through providing them with several courses, both at the company’s Training Centre and Club. Granting its employees the chance to learn more about the significant new technolo-gies, GPIC also sends its em-ployees for training outside the country.

Within the company’s train-ing efforts to improve employee skills, GPIC’s Training and De-velopment Centre organised a course entitled ‘Certificate in Scaffolding’ during the period from 16 to 20 May 2010 at the GPIC Club.

The course, presented by train-ing consultant, Mr. James Frio, was aimed at providing guid-ance for employers and workers on the management of safety, health hazards and risks that may arise in relation to workers constructing scaffolding.

General advice on safety harness systems for scaffolders was also included in this course.

The course was concluded with a workshop dealing with com-prehensive and practical train-ing of scaffolders.

In a statement on the occasion, Mr. James Frio expressed satis-faction with the level of partici-

Maintenance Team on a Scaffolding

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pation noting that the GPIC’s employees achieved a lot dur-ing this course.

He thanked the company’s of-ficials for providing all assis-tance to ensure the success of the event.

It is worth mention-ing that Gulf Petrochemi-cal Industries Company


GPIC is pursuing a training policy that includes develop-ing effective leadership skills, utilising many training sources both inside the kingdom and abroad, in addition to training within the workplace.

GPIC considers its employees as being the real wealth of the company and pays great atten-tion to advancing their abili-ties and skills. Since the super-visors and engineers are some of the most important people who deal with the day-to-day operations of the plants, the Training and Development Centre arranged an ‘Effective Leadership and Development Programme’ for them, along with a number of employees from inJAz Bahrain and the

General Management Insti-tute.

The course was held in coop-eration with the Leadership Trust Institute, UK and was supervised by Mr. George Telver and Mr. Mark Deason, the two most qualified lectur-ers at the institute.

At the commencement of the course, which was held from 20-23 June 2010, GPIC Gen-eral Manager Mr. Abdulrah-man Jawahery urged the par-ticipants to take full advantage of the different leadership methods presented and to use these methods positively and effectively at work.

The course included modern leadership and management

systems and ways of forming working groups.

The programme also concen-trated on building effective leadership skills and strong re-lations with employees.

At the end of the programme, GPIC Deputy General Man-ager, Mr. Yusuf Abdulla Yusuf, Human Resources Manager, Mr. Yusuf Fakhroo and Train-ing and Development Super-intendent, Mrs. Hanan Al Maskati presented certificates to the participants, who ex-pressed their thanks and ap-preciation to all the concerned officials for their efforts to improve the occupational and management skills of the em-ployees.

Effective Leadership and Development Programme for Supervisors and Engineers

GPIC is pursuing a training General Management Insti- systems and ways of forming


To help bring joy to children on the occasion of Eid Al Fitr, a team from the GPIC Ladies Working Committee volun-teers visited the National Bank of Bahrain Home for Disabled Children and handed over gifts to the occupants.

On this occasion the General Manager praised such goodwill visits saying that Eid is an im-portant time in the Muslim cal-endar and one way of celebrat-ing is through acts of generosity and kindness.

“We would like to extend our gratitude to the Ladies Work-ing Committee for sharing the joy of Eid Al Fitr with the chil-dren and marking the day by helping them to have fun” he elaborated, adding that sharing the spirit of Eid with the less fortunate members of society demonstrates the company’s concern for their welfare during this festive season.

Mr. Jawahery stated that such initiative comes in line with GPIC’s long standing com-mitment to the local commu-nity in general. “It also comes within the scope of the direc-

tives of H.E. Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa, Advisor to H.R.H. the Prime Minister for Oil and Industrial Affairs and GPIC Board Chairman, who has al-ways encouraged employees to volunteer their time to serve the community and provide help for people in need and support charitable organisations” he added.

The parents and families of children at the NBB Home for Disabled Children thanked GPIC for drawing a smile on the faces of their children. They also expressed their gratitude for the Ladies Working Com-mittee who helped to make this Eid an extra special and memo-

rable one for the disabled chil-dren.

The National Bank of Bahrain Home for Disabled Children was established in 1970 as the first governmental institute dealing with children of moder-ate to severe mental disabilities. Providing full care and quality services, the home focuses on rehabilitation of the disabled through developing or regain-ing skills to enable each resi-dent to deal with daily living activities.

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«Wonderland» …A Play sponsored by GPIC

On the occasion of Eid Al Fitr, the Woman and Child Com-mittee at the Friendship Society for the Blind organised a play, during the period from Sep-tember 12-18, at the theatre of Saudi, Bahraini Institute for the Blind at Isa Town.

“Wonderland” was sponsored by the Gulf Petrochemical in-dustries Company as part of the GPIC’s contribution to support talents of the blind and encour-age them to boost their skills and performance.

GPIC General Manager Mr. Abdulrahman Jawahery praised the event and stated that it will bring joy to the children and draw a smile on their faces on this happy occasion. “Focusing on the society’s values and prin-ciples, Wonderland will shed a light on the skills and talents of people with vision impair-ments” he added.

Mr. Jawahery affirmed that GPIC has always strived to as-sist and support organisations that work towards the better-ment of the Bahraini society as a whole. He said the company pays special attention to blind

children and those who suffer multiple significant disabilities.“Wonderland” was written by Mona Abdulla and directed by Ahmad Al-Hufofi. A number of volunteers participated in the show.

The Friendship Society for the

Blind is a civil organisation aimed at locating and assisting blind people in overcoming the challenges inherent in sight loss as well as broadening their ho-rizons, helping them make new friends, and becoming more in-dependent.

children and those who suffer Blind is a civil organisation


Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company won valuable awards at its first participation of the Annual Gulf Toastmasters Clubs Compe-tition.

Winning the “Effective Commu-nication” award came following the graduation of members quali-fied by the international Toastmas-ters organisation in record time. Club member Jassim Mohammed won second place in the Arabic evaluation competition, while Ali Alrayes won the third place in the Arabic language.

These wins represent a great achievement as the club was es-tablished only two and a half years ago. On this occasion the General Manager Mr. Abdulrahman Jawa-

hery expressed his appreciation to all club members adding that these wins were a source of pride for the company and the kingdom.

He added that the company is not only supporting its own Toastmas-ters Club, but also the different an-nual Toastmasters conferences held in the kingdom during the last two years.

The GPIC Toastmasters pro-gramme has become an integral part of the development and quali-fication of its engineers and super-visors. In addition, the club trained two groups of the employees’ chil-dren during the last summer vaca-tion within the ‘Young Leaders’ programme.

Mr. Jawahery ended his speech by inviting all the Bahraini youth to join the Toastmasters programme to achieve their aspirations.

It is worth mentioning that the Annual Conference of Toastmas-ters Clubs, Section 79 which in-cludes Toastmasters clubs of the Arabian Gulf countries and Jor-don, was held at the Gulf Univer-sity for Science and Technology in Kuwait from the 20th to the 22nd May and was attended by more than a thousand participants from all over the Arabian Gulf countries and Jordon.

The GPIC Toastmasters Club is the only club in the Kingdom of Bahrain to hold its meetings in both Arabic and English.

GPIC shines at the Gulf Toastmasters Clubs Competition

Toastmasters Club


GPIC receives Representatives from Saudi Toastmasters Clubs

Representatives from Sau-di Toastmasters Clubs attended a joint meeting held by the GPIC Toastmasters Club on the 9 June 2010 at the GPIC Club.

The Bahraini Ofuq Toastmas-ters Club was also represented in the meeting which was attended by nearly 45 members. Among them was Mr. Khalid Alghoud, Deputy Governor for Educational and Training Affairs of Sector 79, which includes all Toastmasters Clubs in the Arabian Gulf and Jordon.During the meeting a number of speeches was evaluated and the winners were awarded.

Abdul Aziz Aldulaijan expressed their delight at participating in the meeting, praising the well or-ganised event.

GPIC General Manager, Mr. Ab-dulrahman Jawahery welcomed the honourable Saudi guests and expressed his thanks to all those who attended the meeting.

It is worth mentioning that GPIC Toastmasters Club won three valuable awards at the District Toastmasters Annual Convention which was held in Kuwait in May 2010.

Mr. Alghoud praised the meeting and thanked GPIC for its contin-ued support to the Toastmasters.

Representatives of the Saudi Toast-masters Clubs, Mr. Abdul Razak Alturki, Deputy Governor for Educational and Training and Mr.

Abdul Aziz Aldulaijan expressed Mr. Alghoud praised the meeting

GPIC receives Representatives from Saudi Toastmasters Clubs

Representatives from Sau-


GPIC’s Toastmasters Club held a successful meeting at the company headquarters at-tended by more than 60 people half of them are members of the club while the rest are from Madinat Hamad Cultural and Sport Center, Bapco Toastmas-ters Club and representatives of other Speech Clubs in the Kingdom.

The meeting was attended by Mrs. Sawsan Takawi head of the youth organizations at the General Organisation for Youth and Sport (GOYS) and Mrs. Rabab Redha Supervi-sor of the summer activities at Madinat Hamad Cultural and Sport Center.

The meeting which was held in both Arabic and English languages reflects the GPIC’s role in serving the civil society institutions and the Bahraini youth development and en-couragement to obtain posi-tive abilities and skills.

The meeting had the highest attendance record since the inception of the GPIC’s Toast-masters club; it was the highest in the Kingdom.

The meeting included three valuable speeches for girls ages 13-15, speeches that were ad-mired by the audience.

Five more speeches were giv-

en by Mohammed Almaskati (best speaker), Ali Alraees, Omar Karashi, Joshua Mathew and Miss Fatima Fakhro from Bapco.

The delegates expressed their appreciation to the GPIC’s management and members of the company’s Speech Club for their efforts in organizing such event and providing all the possible facilities.

The participants also thanked the General Manager Mr. Ab-dulrahman Jawahery for his support to the GPIC’s toast-masters Club and its mem-bers.On his part, Mr. Jawahery

GPIC Toastmasters Club holds a record meeting

Toastmasters Club


congratulated all the partici-pants and urged them to con-tinue their self development in all aspects.

At the end of the meeting, winners in speech contest were honored as well as Mrs. Sarah Habib was also honored for her active role and continued support for the Speech Club.

It’s noteworthy that the GPIC’s Toastmasters Club is the only club in the kingdom that con-ducts its meetings in both Ara-bic and English languages.



ties Committee for their plan-ning and organising efforts.On the tournament sidelines, Mr. Jawahery handed over a donation in support of the pro-grammes and activities of the Table Tennis Association, prais-ing its remarkable efforts aimed at promoting and popularis-ing the game among Bahraini youth.H.E. Sheikh Ahmed bin Hamad Al Khalifa thanked GPIC for the generous donation which will go a long way towards sup-porting the Association’s activi-ties and programmes.

the third winner Pankaj Shah. Salman and Fahad Ayman, first and second winners of the em-ployees’ children competition, were also honoured at the end of the event. On the occasion Mr. Jawahery expressed his sincere thanks and appreciation to the Head of the Bahrain Table Tennis As-sociation for his cooperation and efforts in organising the tournament, praising the role of the Association to boost sport, which attracts a number of tal-ented Bahraini youth. He also thanked GPIC’s Social Activi-

As part of GPIC’s efforts to boost relations among its staff members, the company’s Social Activities Committee organised a Table Tennis tournament in cooperation with the Bahrain Table Tennis Association at the GPIC club. A total of 20 GPIC employees took part in this sports gather-ing. A game show was held on the tournament sidelines be-tween the players Hamad Bu Hejji and Bader Shamsan. Both are members of the country’s national team.H.E. Sheikh Ahmed bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Head of the Bah-rain Table Tennis Association and GPIC General Manager Mr. Abdulrahman Jawahery honoured the tournament ref-erees and handed prizes to the first place winner, Mohammed Abdul Wahab, the second place winner Ghassan Abdulla and

GPIC organizes a Table Tennis Tournament

ties Committee for their plan-the third winner Pankaj Shah. As part of GPIC’s efforts to

Sports



Within the scope of the direc-tives of H.E. Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa, Advisor to H.R.H. the Prime Minister for Oil and Industrial Affairs and GPIC Board Chairman, and in line with the company’s support to local entities including major clubs, charity funds and social initiatives, GPIC provided a financial donation in support of the International Sport for All Federation, held recently in Bahrain.

In this regard, GPIC General Manager Mr. Abdulrahman Jawahery praised the distin-

GPIC supports the International Sport for All Federation

the scope of the direc- guished role played by the Bah-rain Sport for All Federation in promoting and developing sport in the Kingdom, and spreading sport concepts for all age groups through conducting programmes which are aimed at enhancing awareness among people and improving their health.

On his part Isa Mohamed Ab-dulrahim, President of the country’s Sport for All Federa-tion expressed his thanks and appreciation to the company’s chairman for the generous sup-port that will positively help

in backing the Federation pro-grammes. He affirmed that GPIC’s positive contribution is not unusual as it has always been one of the country’s lead-ing companies that support clubs, social organisations and sport events.

The Bahrain Sport for All Fed-eration was established in 1991. It prepares and organises local entertaining activities in addi-tion to sports tournaments, fes-tivals and races aiming at more physical fitness and good health for all.

Sports


35 ladies from Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company (GPIC) participate in the ‘GPIC Ladies 3 Month, Health, Fitness and Nutrition Programme’, which commenced on 2 June to 25 August 2010 inclusive.

The programme was aimed at promoting and encouraging health, nutrition and fitness awareness for ladies within GPIC, which can then in turn be introduced within their family environment to bring further awareness within the Kingdom of Bahrain.

This is the first of its kind for GPIC, however the company plans to continuously promote this area by hosting such awareness campaigns for its employees on a regular basis. The programme focused on introducing and encouraging a healthier lifestyle for all GPIC ladies and covered many areas; from what they eat and the nutritional value gained from healthier foods, along with an achievable fitness routine for today’s modern and working woman.

Prior to the commencement of the programme; GPIC’s Medical Centre met with each participating lady personally to conduct a routine health check and to discuss what they hope to achieve from the programme, as well as highlighting the attainable goals that each lady should set for themselves.

The programme commenced with all of the ladies being weighed, measured and an individual fitness file created to suit each of the ladies’ specific needs.

The GPIC Nutritionist devised an attainable healthy eating plan for each lady and also provided rel-evant nutritional information and presentations throughout the course of the programme. Each lady was also presented with an informative ‘Welcome Pack’.

On Thursday 26 August 2010 GPIC held its Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) Family Evening Celebration when all of the GPIC Ladies were recognised for their achievements attained throughout the three month Health, Fitness and Nutrition Programme and awards and prizes were presented.

GPIC Ladies 3 Month Health, Fitness and Nutrition Programme

35 ladies from Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company (GPIC) participate in the ‘GPIC Ladies 3


Ms.Raeda Saif Al-Shemeri, GPIC Public Relation and Event official, received her mas-ter’s degree with honor in Busi-ness Administration from the New York Institute of Technol-ogy.

As a great example of the Bah-raini working women, Al-Shu-mairi is known of her enthu-siasm and hard work, she is deeply devoted to her profes-sion at the Public Relation de-partment and as all the GPIC staff, Al-Shumairi was keen to excel in her academic studies.

Ms. Al-Shemeri, who was ap-pointed recently as Acting In-formation Analyst, expressed her sincere thanks and grati-tude to the Board of Directors and executive management, led

Raeda Al-Shemeri obtains her Master Degree with honours

Ms.Raeda Saif Al-Shemeri,

by the GPIC General Manager Mr. Abdul Rahman Jawahery, who has helped her to build upon her professional strengths. ‘I am very grateful for his sup-port and I will do my best to surpass his expectations” she

added.Meanwhile, the GPIC Board of Directors congratulated Ms. Al-Shemeri for such great achieve-ment, wishing her all success.

Joining the company in 2006,

by the GPIC General Manager added.

Graduation


Ms. Reem Khalifa Al Mualla, sponsored by GPIC, graduated BSc. marine and freshwater biology from Essex University-UK.

Ms. Al Mualla is planning to continue her studies in the United Kingdom where she will do her MSc. in ecology, evolution and conservation at Imperial College.

Reem Khalifa Al mualla graduated BSc. marine and freshwater biology

Ms. Raeda Saif Al-Shemeri is deeply involved with the GPIC Women Committee and Toast-masters Club.

Beside her work in the pub-lic relations department, she is an active member in the so-cial activities Committee, and passionately committed to the mission of inJAz Bahrain and Crown Prince’s International Scholarship Program (CPISP).


The company held its annual summer activities for the em-ployees’ children during the school summer holidays at the GPIC club. The activities come as part of the company’s efforts to make the summer holidays as useful as possible for the chil-dren.The General Manager, Mr. Abdulrahman Jawahery, ac-companied by a number of the executive management team visited the club to have a look at this year’s summer activities. In a statement on the occasion, Mr. Jawahery pointed out that the board of directors is work-ing hard to provide all possible means to ensure the success of such programmes, which cre-ate a family oriented corporate

culture.The General Manager added that the company is keen to launch and organise different activities throughout the year as part of its care for GPIC’s human resources, who are con-sidered to be the company’s real wealth and the basis of all GPIC’s local, regional and in-ternational achievements.At the end of his visit, Mr. Jawa-hery expressed his appreciation to the head and members of the Social Activities Commit-tee adding that he was pleased to see such well-organised pro-grammes. The summer programme start-ed on the first of July and lasted until the tenth of August. It included training and teaching

classes covering ages ranging from kindergarten to 14 years old, supervised by specialists and qualified teachers.A total 320 children have par-ticipated in this year’s activities, which also included visits to different historical and archeo-logical sites in Bahrain. The visits were aimed at educating the children of their country’s heritage in a joyful way. A visit to the ‘Lost Paradise’, the unique water park, was also in-cluded in the programme in ad-dition to a visit paid by a team from the Directorate of Traffic who explained to the children some of the traffic rules and in-structions in a very simplified and attractive way.

GPIC holds Summer activities for employees children

Summer Activities


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As part of observing the Safety, Health and Environment Week and as the management is keen on ensuring that safety, health and environmental standards are followed at home, GPIC recently held a major event for the company’s employees and their families at the Bahrain Convention Centre, Crowne Plaza Hotel.

This family get together, which is held annually, is designed to enhance a safety culture within the community in a fun-filled atmosphere and in a relaxed event to be enjoyed by every-one.

The Family Safety Evening event was opened by Mr. Ab-dulrahman Jawahery, General Manager who welcomed the guests and conveyed to them the best wishes of H.E. Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa, Advisor to H.R.H. the Prime Minister for Industrial and Oil Affairs and GPIC Chairman. He also thanked the employees’ fami-lies and children for their ef-fective participation in the competitions held during this major event.

Mr. Jawahery spoke about the company’s total commitment to the international safety and environment protection stan-

dards. He praised the employ-ees’ contributions and efforts in this particular area, which has enabled the company to win the most prestigious awards and recognition locally, region-ally and internationally.

Concluding, he expressed his thanks to everyone who at-tended the event and wished them an enjoyable time. He also praised the efforts of the Chairman and members of the organising committee, which had been actively in-volved in producing scientific and educational materials and publications and organising competitions aimed at enhanc-

In the Presence of 1300 Employees and Family Members...


SHE Family Night


ing awareness of the issues of health, safety and environmen-tal protection. The publications proved popular among the children and family members with all the interesting and im-portant information presented in an attractive manner.

Prizes were awarded to the children who won in the dif-ferent competitions includ-ing drawing, colouring and es-say writing competitions with the main focus kept on safety, health and environment. The outstanding employees’ chil-dren who participated in the summer activities at the GPIC Club were also honoured dur-ing the event.

The Family Safety Evening was an occasion for everyone to enjoy music and recreational presentations with tradition-al Bahraini music and songs dominating the event.

SHE Family Night


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