Duqm Hongtong Piping Factory opens

MUSCAT: The Special Economic Zone at Duqm (Sezad) celebrated the opening of Duqm Hongtong Piping Factory, under the patronage of Eng. Yahya bin Khamis Al Zadjali, In-Charge of Managing the Operations of Special Economic Zone at Duqm.

The ceremony was attended by Su Wei, CEO of Wanfang Oman Company, the executive management of Hongtong Duqm Piping Company, Weihai Hongtong Piping, the project’s partner and representatives from Sezad and the Special Economic Zones and Free Zones.

The first-of-its-kind factory in Oman stands as the first project in the Sino-Omani Industrial Park in Duqm. The factory produces nonmetallic Reinforced Thermopolyethlene Pipes, which are mainly used for the oil and gas industry and specifically for the collection and transfer of hydrocarbon fluids through the piping networks. At the initial stage, the factory’s products will serve the local market, while afterwards these Omani-made products will be promoted and supplied to other regional and international markets in Asia, Africa, America and Europe.

General Manager of Duqm Hongtong Piping Company, Dr

Shao Longnan, pointed out: “We are pleased to be the first in the Sultanate to bring this business, which meets the increasing demand for the Reinforced Thermopolyethylene Pipes in Oman and the region. We selected to set up the project in Duqm as a promising economic destination as well as to benefit from the competitive advantages offered by the business environment in the Sultanate. On the other hand, this project will serve transferring and exchange technologies from China to Oman for it will thrive the oil and gas industry with our products and contribute to the in-country value through the training and offering job opportunities.”

Eng. Yahya bin Khamis Al Zadjali, In-Charge of Managing the Operations of Special Economic Zone at Duqm, stated, “This factory marks one of the main projects in the Chinese-Omani Industrial Park in Duqm, which will play a significant role in meeting the demand for this product by the various economic projects in the zone and oil and gas companies operating in the concession areas. In addition, the project will contribute to strengthening partnership and trade relations between Omani companies and their international counterparts worldwide.”