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Gulf Salt Co. Premises
and Production Facility
The
year 1995 was a pivotal turning point for salt industry
in the Middle East, with the establishment of Gulf Salt
Limited, floated by the best entrepreneurial talent of
the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The ingenious plan has incorporated
the most state-of-the-art technology and expertise, available
in the field of salt refining. The blend of top of the
line machinery from Germany and U.S.A. has lent an ideal
mix to the project. This possession of hi-tech infrastructure
is a cutting edge tool to produce supreme quality salt
in accordance with precise technical specifications to
meet domestic or industrial demands. The strategic location
of the refinery in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia
enables servicing of clients in the Region, with their
requirement of high purity salt products within the shortest
delivery time frame.
Gulf
Salt
The
raw material is procured from the company mine located
50 kms away from the plant. The mine covers an area of
3 million sq.m. Its parallel location to the sea makes
it an inexhaustible resource. To ensure quantity and quality
of salt with minimum impurity levels, the mine is equipped
with the latest mining machinery and equipment which facilitates
the extraction, washing, piling and preparation of the
salt for transportation to the refinery.
The
state-of-the-art crystallizer "forced circuit evaporator
(draft tube type) with single stage compressor",
at the refinery facilitates the production of refined
salt crystals and salt briquettes. The plant output meets
various requirements viz. - domestic table salt, food
processing industry, salt briquettes for water treatment,
drilling mud for the oil industry, chlor-alkali industry
and the other industrial applications. Utilizing the latest
and up-to date computerized instrumentation technology,
majority of the plant operations are accomplished and
performed automatically. An adherence to strict quality
control and systems is a principle that Gulf Salt Company
Limited abides by, keeping in line today's requirement
of total quality management. The excellent infrastructure
combined with the strategic location enables Gulf Salt
to meet the demands of its clients in the region.
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