MESC Specialized Cables has announced it received two major contracts for Saudi projects and exceeded its sales targets for the first quarter of this year.

General manager Fathi Hasan said the contracts were the Aramco Khurais Project, one of the world’s largest petrochemical plants, and the Sabic-Yanbu Polyethylene I Plant (LLDPE).
The two contracts are worth $13 million in instrumentation and control cables, which will be supplied before the end of the year. The first project was awarded through Snamprogetti of Italy, while the second one came through China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec) Shanghai Engineering Co Ltd.
The Aramco Khurais project will increase production to 1.2 million barrels per day in 2009. Pilot-scale production at Khurais began in 1963, but the field has never been fully developed. It produces Arab light crude.
The Sabic-Yanbu Polyethylene I Plant (LLDPE) includes the supply and construction of shared offsite product handling facilities. The two new plants are an integral part of the main ethylene and propylene manufacturing complex. The annual design capacity for each plant is 400,000 tonnes. It is a major step towards the construction of one of the largest world-class petrochemical plants using the latest state-of-the-art technology. Production will go on stream during April 2008.
During the first quarter of 2007, the company witnessed major achievements in its different segments. It expanded its production facilities and opened a new sales office in Amman. The first quarter also witnessed the winning of major projects and surpassing of sales targets.
Hasan said the Amman sales office would help in developing the company’s presence in the Levant and North Africa markets.
The past decade has witnessed a consecutive period of high growth in the global energy market and a massive success for MESC Specialized Cables in the region, he said.
“Today the company holds a significant place among the world’s cables manufacturers and is a leading cables supplier in the region,” said Hasan. He pointed out that MESC had done well because of its continuous endeavour to meet its customer’s requirements and its adherence to the latest technology and standards.