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It accomplishes that by reducing noticed that every time a business • repetitive tasks
waste and inefficiency and by done into quality not only did its • avoid redundancy in data
designing the company’s products financial performance improves, so generation
and internal process so that did its industry benchmarks. • avoid duplication
customers get what they want • avoid procrastination
Our enhanced focus will be:
when they want it and when you
This being a very important factor
provide it, obviously you want to • Consistency in services or
of management strategy to find
ensure your customers satisfaction products
the best practice, adopt them,
more than your competitors do. • Complying delivery promise
continually improve them. Best
Another important factor, if you • improvement in customers practices are not only integral to
are spending hundreds and million experience make strategies happen, they are
of dollars on any project, you can’t • improvement in internal process sustainable competitive advantage
afford to figure out process or • cost improvements if you are continually improving
design inconsistencies late in the • wash out anything that might them.
game. It is incredibly effective in cause waste, inefficiency, or a
discovering them on the drawing customer to get annoyed with Hussain Salman Al-Lawati
board. One great reason why we your unpredictability. Vice Chairman & Managing Director
This move allowed the national industries to grow On this occasion Mr. Karl Matacz, CEO of EHC said
exponentially and Oman Cables Industry (OCI) is that the MOU will establish the basis on which to enter
an example of a company that demonstrated its into term contracts for the supply of products from the
capabilities in the local and international markets which electrical supply industry to the EHC Group companies.
includes South America, Australia, Europe, Asia Pacific, The term contracts will promote technology transfer
GCC and MENA regions where a reputable customer from suppliers to ensure that the transmission and
base has been established. Today Oman Cables is distribution network in Oman utilizes leading global
a key contributor to the national non-oil Omani origin technologies.
exports.
Also Mr. Karl said that Oman Cables with its global
EHC and OCI signed an MOU to facilitate the supply presence has the capability in both manufacturing
of products to EHC subsidiary companies. The intent technology and logistic capabilities to meet the needs
of the MOU is for both parties to cooperate in the of the electricity industry of the Country.
design of the supply framework that has cost benefits
Mr. Hussain Salman Al Lawati, Vice Chairman and
to electricity companies, delivers uninterrupted supply
Managing Director of Oman Cables said that through
EHC and its subsidiaries’ great support, Oman Cables
was able to become a true Global player. He added,
Oman Cables constantly endeavours to ensure their
manufacturing capabilities are industry leading edge to
ensure that Oman as country has the best technology
available.
Inside view
OCI’s ambitious project – The progress
OAPIL Oman Aluminium Processing Industries LLC
OAPIL project work is going at faster pace where factory shed, office building are at advanced
stage. Various utilities and machines are already installed.
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Trade Finance
National Bank of Oman, (NBO), organized a seminar
in September on Trade Finance products for the staff
of Oman Cables at NBO’s training centre. The seminar
covered a number of issues concerned with trade finance
and trade related risks which was conducted by Mr
Ramalingam Murugan, Head of trade services of NBO.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Khalfan Abdullah Al Aufi, Dy
General Manager, NBO, head of operations services who
Mr. Mohammed Al Lawati
General Manager – Sales & Marketing/Corporate Projects inaugurated the seminar stated that this played a critical
role in improving the quality of trade finance by enhancing
skills of the participants and introducing them to the best
practices in this field.
Inside view
LME Meet – 2009
LME organizes the “LME incumbents. This is also a unique
Meet” (London Metal opportunity to understand the
Exchange) every year and metal market in order to formulate
Oman Cables has been the procurement strategy for the
participating in the event for company for the coming years.
many years.
It also opens-up new avenues and
The senior team from Finance builds new synergies which has its
and Procurement participated own benefits to the participating
in the LME meet held during companies like Oman Cables as said
October 2009 in London. For by Mr. MM Vaidya, General Manager
Oman Cables the event was – Corporate Finance.
fruitful since
the metal
procurement
London Metal Exchange was
activity in the
established over 130 years ago and
company has been
located in the heart of the city of
reorganized very
London. It is the world’s premier
recently.
non-ferrous metals market. It offers
futures and options contracts. A series of meetings
LME service includes pricing, held with suppliers
risk management and physical and brokers to
delivery. familiarize the new
Mabrook ACPL
Associated Cables Pvt. Ltd.,
(ACPL), Mumbai India has
achieved the honour of “Star
Performer Award“ for Exports in
2007-08, from the ‘Engineering
Export Promotion Council’ (EEPC)
of India. ACPL has won this Award
for the fourth time in succession.
This award has been possible Mr. Nadir H. Khambatta, Director & C.E.O. of Associated Cables Pvt.
solely due to the support from Ltd., receiving the ‘EEPC Star Performer Award’ for 2007-2008 in the
Medium Enterprises category from Shri Anand Sharma. Hon’ble Union
Oman Cables Industry over the Minister of Commerce & Industry, (India) at the presentation ceremony
last 4 years, and I would like to held at Mumbai on 29th August, 2009.
take this opportunity to thank the
Management and Staff of OCI for their wholehearted support to ACPL as said by Mr. Nadir Khambatta, Director
and CEO of ACPL, India
The Director & C.E.O. of ACPL receiving the ‘EEPC Star Performer Award’ for 2007-08 from Mr Anand Sharma,
Hon’ble Union Minister of Commerce & Industry of India at the presentation ceremony held at ITC Grand Maratha,
Mumbai on Saturday 29th August, 2009.
Delegation from Turkey visited OCI during Japanese Delegation along with PEIE officials
September 2009 visited Oman Cables in August 2009
HR Initiative
New Manager at OCI
Management is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Christo Willemse as
Regional Manager International – Sales & Marketing. Mr Willemse joins us from
one of the largest cable manufacturing companies and has 15 years of sales, project
management and an analytical system background.
Management welcomes Mr Christo and his family to OCI and are looking forward to
his valuable contribution in enhancing OCI’s International sales.
Supervisor of the
Quarter
Mr Moosa Salim Al Sulaimi Mr. Nassir Abdullah Al Nabhi Mr Prabakaran Ajay Kumar
Homeground
PVC Plant
Polyvinyl chloride or PVC was first permissible in the time/temperature
created by the German chemist range required for circuit protection
Eugen Baumann in 1872. to operate. (XLPE ± 250°C).
Eugen Baumann never
The maximum operating
applied for a patent.
temperature of 70°C is determined
Polyvinyl chloride or PVC by the thermal ageing characteristics
was never patented until of the material. There are however
1913 when German, special compounds available with
Friedrich Klatte invented higher operating temperatures (eg.
a new method of the PVC 105°C), but due to
polymerization of vinyl increase in cost these
chloride using sunlight. are only used for
special applications.
Friedrich Klatte became
the first inventor to PVC is widely used as
receive a patent for PVC. bedding and serving
However, no really useful materials on all types
purpose for PVC was softened by heating and hardened by of cables.
found until Waldo Semon came along cooling, some were used for special
The basic unit that is repeated in
and made PVC a better product. applications during the Second
the PVC chain is:-
World War but it was not until the
In 1926, Waldo Lonsbury Semon
early 1950’s that PVC came into wide --CH2--CH
was working for the B.F. Goodrich
spread use for electric cables. Cl
Company in the United States as
a researcher, when he invented It is an ideal medium for low PVC cannot be extruded on its own
plasticized polyvinyl chloride. voltage cables, as it is relatively without the addition of materials
cheap compared to other insulating which aid processing, eg. plasticisers
Waldo Semon had been trying to
materials. and lubricants. Other additions
dehydrohalogenate polyvinyl chloride
in a high boiling solvent in order to A disadvantage is its electrical required to produce PVC for electrical
obtain an unsaturated polymer that withstanding strength and hence it applications are fillers and stabilisers.
could bond rubber to metal. is used mainly for The fillers are not only diluents
(diluting agents) but increase the
PVC is a thermoplastic material, ie. Low voltage cable insulation. resistance of the compound to hot
deformation.
PVC insulated cables
cannot be utilised to the The whole formulation is optimised for
extent of XLPE insulated mechanical and electrical properties,
cables, as the PVC will ease of processing and cost. Other
soften and deform if the additions can also be used to achieve
temperature is too high, a special properties. e.g. low smoke,
temperature of ± 120°C fire retardant, rodent proof, etc.
governs the maximum
PVC is applied to cable by an extrusion
degree of deformation
process. Pellets (granules) of the
1000 kgs of jumbo bag
material are fed into the hoppers of fully automatic PVC Compounding This plant was commissioned
the extruder, together with colour Plant. OCI’s PVC Compounds on 24-04-2006 and it’s installed
masterbatche to achieve a specific are manufactured in the state of capacity is 18000MT per year.
colour, if required. art machinery supplied by MTI –
This plant is manned by 8 people,
These pellets are compounded in MISCHTECHNIK INTERNATIONAL
and is headed by Mr G.E.Mohan.
special compounding plants. GMBH (Mixing Unit) & Coperion
Buss AG (Kneader & Waeschle
OCI has Asia’s largest capacity, Process Control).
Homeground
Our value creators
Mr. Khalid Bharwani The output on bunching machines
suggested to store the has been achieved the highest ever
bobbins in rail channels in the month of July 2009 with
as shown in the picture. 31040kms of bunched wires. This
This brought a change is a straight 13% increase over the
in the appearance of 2008 average and 2% increase over
the factory floor, it the previous best of Oct ‘08.
was neat and orderly.
Mr. Mohsin Nasser, who was the
Also damages to the
kingpin, took it as a challenge and
products on the bobbin
drove his team members and
were eliminated.
successfully set new record of
The pictures below is reaching highest production of
The high number of bobbins used
showing you the before and after bunching wires.
in the building wire lines has always
effect of this system.
been an issue as they have to move
from machine to machine. This gives
the floor an impression of disorder
and untidiness. When
the filled bobbins are
placed incorrectly, they
have the probabilities of
damaging the products
on the bobbins when
the flange of one bobbin
hits the product on the
other bobbin when
they are moved around,
resulting in scrap being
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Trekking Team
Mabrook Sajid and Waseem
Off roads
OCI employees went on an outing to Wadi Daqiah in July 2009.
Wadi’s in Oman are great because there is often water. Where there is water, there is lush
green, shade and relaxation. The Wadi Dayqah area has a lot of it, water, green, a beautiful
setting and on top of that a bit of interesting geology. The area is easy to get to from Muscat;
only about 100 km from the Hatat roundabout at Mutrah which includes 45km rough road
drive.
Feel Good
and continuous Department. This is an interesting
monitoring, providing area since I believe training is like
them with a full bridge the gap. So far we have
new set of cooking organized 30 training sessions and
range has somewhat as many as 200 employees have
helped to address the been trained.
food problem. After
continuous searching To me, OCI is not just a company
for more than it is like institution where I have
year, we got good grown and expects good career
accommodation prospects as the company grows.
I joined OCI in March 2007 as that has sufficient
Assistant Admin Supervisor. I capacity. I take this opportunity to thank
have been assigned to take care of you everyone who helped me in
expatriate employees of shop-floor My efforts did not go unnoticed and executing my tasks successfully.
accommodation and food facilities. I was happy to receive the award
We have nearly 200+ employees as best team member in 2007
who have to be taken care of. and best employee and all this I
achieved in just 4 months time.
Providing good quality food to the
Talal Al Rahbi
employees is a difficult task as This elevation and recognition has
a positive influence on my career at Training & Employee Relations
each palate demands a different
Officer
taste. Changing food caterers OCI. Now I am posted at Training
“Finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities
no doubt crept in. Forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely
and with too high a spirit to be cumbered with your old nonsense. This day is all that is good and fair.
It is too dear, with its hopes and invitations, to waste a moment on yesterdays.”
Condolences
Mr. Hilal Saif Khalfan Al Naabi
Forklift Operator – passed away August 2009. Management and staff of
Oman Cables express their sincere sympathy and pray to God to give enough
fortitude to the family members to bear this loss.
Our prayers are to rest the departed soul in eternal peace.