The QALCO lubricants blending plant is the first of its kind in the State of Qatar, and is owned by Qatar Industrial Services Establishment (QIS). The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of QIS is Sheikh Sultan Bin Jassim Bin Mohamed Al-Thani.

The USD 15 million plant is situated within the port area of Mesaieed Industrial City, which is approximately 40 kms. South of the capital, Doha, constructed on fenced land leased from the Qatar General Petroleum Corporation (QGPC).

The Local construction company, Petroserv Limited, professionally built the plant.

Base oil storage tanks are connected to Berth 10 at Mesaieed Port by two pipelines of six inch and four inch diameter respectively. These are buried along their lengths, terminating in tow chambers at the berth. The six inch line is for base oils, while the four inch line will be used at a later date for oilfield related chemicals.

The base oil storage are is contained within a bund wall, and incorporates five storage tanks with existing capacity of 6,000 tonnes. Additional tankage is planned.

All tanks have level indicators, feeding information to the main programme for the computerized Automated Batch Blending system.

Five bulk additive storage tanks adjacent to the main building have holding capacity of 150 m3

The main building is of prefabricated steel, measuring 80x20 metres, and lean – to building is attached, housing the blending control room, a modern laboratory, offices and switchgear room.

There are five blending kettles installed inside the main building, with a total capacity of 60 cubic metres. All are fitted with mechanical agitators and internal heating coil. Hot oil is used as the medium for heating the tanks, with Thermax equipment installed.

Blending is by Automated Batch Blending (ABB), with Allen Bradley computerized equipment. This is controlled from one main computer, programmed with all formulations, and connected to bulk raw material supplies and blending tanks. The plant can be mechanically operated through pre-set flow metres if required.

Masterfil equipment from the United Kingdom is in place for drum, pail and small pack filling. There are four finished product storage tanks, with a total capacity of 120m3, for later filling and road tanker bulk deliveries.

A modern laboratory, which includes atomic absorption equipment, supports and complements the plant. Contract work is already undertaken for outside companies.

All QALCO products are blended to SAE, API and ISO standards and ASTM laboratory tested. Stringent quality control and quality assurance procedures are in place.

The Company is committed to health, safety and care of the environment. The blending of lubricants generates no waste.

QALCO use top-quality virgin base oils and additives from Lubrizol, the large American Company, which also supplies many international oil companies. The close association QALCO enjoys with Lubrizol places QALCO and the forefront of technical advancement.

The QALCO objective to become an integral part of the Qatar industrial mix and play a part in the development of the country has been met. QALCO supports local industry, and has been successful in a number of government tenders. The company continues building and extensive customer base in the retail and commercial sectors of the market, having already gained an enviable reputation for technical support.

While the application for product approval is an ongoing exercise, QALCO has already received those from Siemens AG - Power Generation , Daimler-Chrysler (MB228.1) and VOLVO (VDS).

QALCO has become an active in exports, and countries to date include Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Jordan, Yemen, Lebanon and Pakistan. The corporate web site qalco.net continues to generate numerous inquiries from interested parties.

QALCO is a GCC registered Company (No:1816)