SHARQ, a joint venture between Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) and SPDC Limited has won the International Safety Award for the year 2004 from the British Safety Council. SHARQ has won this award for its distinct efforts and achieving highest performance rates in the field of industrial and environmental safety.
The conditions enlisted for this award are:
· Only companies with below average accident rates are eligible to apply and they face tough tests in order to satisfy the independent Awards Panel.
· In addition to low accident rates, winners must also have good safety policies and safety plans and commitment to health and safety at the highest board level.
· They must upgrade their health and safety officers' qualifications and provide details of significant advances they have made in health and safety for the year.
SHARQ situated at Jubail Industrial City in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, manufactures about 1.35 million metric tpa of Ethylene Glycol (EG) and 750 Kilo tpa of Linear Low Density Polyethylene (LLDPE). The company's third expansion project is underway to add a new Olefin Plant by 2008, with a capacity of 1.3 Million tpa : 700 Kilo tpa EG, 400 Kilo mta LLDPE and 400 Kilo mta High Density Polyethylene.
01-Jun-05 
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