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Processing productivity in Saudi Arabia
26/07/2017
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Family-owned company Saudi Dolomite is using Volvo Construction Equipment machines to increase productivity at its processing plant in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia. The only nation with both a Red Sea coast and a Persian Gulf
Family-owned company Saudi Dolomite is using Volvo Construction Equipment machines to increase productivity at its processing plant in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia.
The only nation with both a Red Sea coast and a Persian Gulf coast, Saudi Arabia is the second-largest state in the Arab region after Algeria and the 13th in the world. Mostly made up of arid desert and mountains, the country is one of the world’s top producers and exporters of oil but is also known for its abundance of other natural resources and raw materials. From gold to granite, zinc to zeolites, close to 50 minerals have been identified in the prosperous Kingdom. Limestone is among the state’s many minerals and helping to keep the supply of this material at an all-time high is longstanding company Saudi Dolomite.
Founded in 1981, Saudi Dolomite runs a processing plant in Abqaiq – which is located in the desert, 80 km southwest of the capital of the eastern province of Saudi Arabia, Damman. Covering an area of 250,000 m², the plant processes 5,000 tonnes of raw material per day and runs its around-the-clock operation seven days a week. With a total of 280 employees, Saudi Dolomite’s plant is considered a leader in terms of technology, productivity and quality, and the company attributes part of its success to its Volvo (Volvo CE) machines. “We have a long relationship with Volvo,” says Ali Al Mubarak, managing director at Saudi Dolomite. “We started out with two small BM wheel loaders over 30 years ago and due to their uptime and reliability, in what are really harsh conditions, I’d say we have grown this business together.”
Saudi Dolomite’s crushing and calcination plant produces lime (pure calcium oxide) and dolime (calcium oxide with magnesium content) from limestone rock found in the two quarries it sub-contracts. Through a number of different kilns, the company is able to manufacture specific sized material to be used for key industrial chemicals needed in water desalination plants as well as for steel making within Saudi Arabia.
Volvo BM L150 and Volvo L180F wheel loaders are used for material handling and loading duties across the site. Required to work 12-hour shifts, the equipment has proved it’s in it for the long haul with the machines passing the 50,000 hours mark. Saudi Dolomite also operates 35 Volvo on-highway trucks for shipping in addition to wheel loaders. “The wheel loaders are strong and comfortable,” says Joal Saclao, veteran operator at Saudi Dolomite. “The cabin environment protects me from the dust and heat, which makes a real difference to my work and wellbeing, as I spend up to 12-hours per day in this machine.”
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