Sohar International Urea & Chemical Industries LLC (SIUCI), when constructed was one of the largest industrial investments by an individual in the GCC and one of the largest private sector green-field fertilizer projects in the world. This was the first time JBIC (Japan Bank for International Cooperation) - one of the leading financial institutions of its kind in the world - had sanctioned a loan on Project Finance basis for a fertilizer project.
SIUCI's state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Japan, as the EPC contractor, is world-class in terms of the technologies used, scale of production, quality, environmental protection, occupational health and safety practices and energy consumption. Located in the Sohar Port Area, about 250 km north-west of Muscat, the facility comprises a 2000 metric tonnes per day (MTPD) ammonia plant, 3500 (2x1750) MTPD urea plant and related utilities and offsite facilities. Ammonia and carbon-dioxide are produced in the ammonia plant from natural gas supplied by OQ Gas Network SAOC. Ammonia and carbon-dioxide thus produced are reacted in the urea plant to produce high quality granular urea.
SIUCI commenced operations in May 2009 and has since been producing over 1.3 million metric tonnes per annum of granular urea. Within a short span of time, SIUCI has established an excellent global reputation as a manufacturer of high-quality granular urea and is exporting urea globally including to the USA, Latin America, India, Australia, Thailand and Africa. SIUCI adopts stringent hygiene measures during handling and ship loading operations of urea to preserve its high quality. Urea is transported to the berth via enclosed belt conveyors, and directly loaded into the ship's holds by a remote-controlled mechanized ship loader.
Suresh Shivdasani is the Founder CEO and Managing Director of Sohar International Urea and Chemical Industries (SIUCI), which when constructed, was the largest private-sector greenfield fertiliser project in the world.
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