GPIC has also become one of the first petrochemical companies in the Middle East to have an operational carbon dioxide recovery (CDR) project aimed at cutting down emissions of green house gases by improving the overall efficiency of natural resources and enhancing production of methanol and urea in its complex.

“In recognition of the high reputation won by GPIC in the areas of health, safety and the environment and the international recognition it enjoyed, the company was selected to become the key-note speaker of the First International Conference of Latin American States for Safety, Health and Environment,” GPIC said in a statement. 

The event was held in the Argentinean city of Salta which is right in oil and gas and attended by 300 leading government and oil company figures from the South American countries in addition a number of engineers working in this industry.

At the conference GPIC was represented  by Fadhel Mallalah Al-Ansari, GPIC’s technical services manager, as a  key-note speaker and he highlighted the basic principles of sustainable development.

“The basic principles of sustainable development include community service, protection of the environment and profitability which are the same three principles adopted by GPIC for management of its operations enabling to become a globally recognized entity in the petrochemical sector,” Fahel told the audience.

GPIC also won many awards from leading firms and organizations in Europe and the US. 

One of the main and most prestigious awards is the Sir Gorge Earle Trophy presented by the Royal Society for Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) received by the Company for its best performance in the areas of safety and health exceeding the performance of all other industrial sectors worldwide.

The company also won the Robert Campbell Safety, Health and Environment Award from the US National Safety Council.

Fadhel shed light on the sustainable development and environmental protection model, which according to him helped the company to become a global player in the industry. He also reviewed the company’s experience in the vital areas of the petrochemical industry and how the company is taking the business model forward.   

“Responsible care is a system that ensures the company’s commitment and responsibility toward its employees and their families. It also ensures complying with maintaining the   environment and the social corporate role played toward the various sectors of the community. This goes hand in hand with maintaining safety of the plants for risk free operations,” he added.

GPIC won the ISO 9000 quality certification, ISO 14000 environmental management certification and ISO 27000 information system security award and the PAS 99 certification for integrated management systems.

These awards are designed to ensure a strict compliance with proper management system for the company’s operations.  “This would inspire confidence in the safe operation and high quality of service to both the employees and customers while maintaining safe plant operations,” he said.