Sohar International Urea & Chemical Industries SAOC (SIUCI) has been awarded ISO-9001-2008, ISO-14001-2004 and OHSAS-1800-2007 Certifications effect July 27, 2011 for implementing the Quality, Environmental, Health & Safety Management Systems in accordance with the International Standards.

Please click on these links to view the certificates: ISO-9001, ISO-14001 & OHSAS-18001.

The Sohar Fertiliser Project of SIUCI, promoted by Sheikh Suhail Salim Bahwan is one of the largest industrial investments by an individual within the GCC countries. The Project commenced Granular Urea production in May 2009 and within a short time SIUCI has established an excellent reputation globally as a producer of high quality Granular Urea.

At SIUCI Quality, Environment, Health & Safety are accorded highest priority. A number of Socio-economic benefits are outcome of SIUCI’s Sohar Fertiliser Project, the foremost being contribution to the strategic national objective of industrial diversification and employment generation for Nationals.

At the Project execution stage, SIUCI inducted young technically qualified Nationals as Trainees and gave them extensive class room, workshop and on-the-job training. They are now working in various departments, such as O&M, Technical Services, Laboratory, Materials. In addition Nationals have been inducted in various non-technical functions.

SIUCI has made adequate arrangements for its future growth. Subject to allocation of Natural Gas (raw material) and grant of the required approvals, SIUCI is committed to enhance its production capacity and Oman’s position as a leading global supplier of Granular Urea.

Bahwan IT won the 2011 Microsoft Country Partner of the Year Award for Oman. The company was honoured among a global field of top Microsoft partners for demonstrating excellence in innovation and implementation of customer solutions based on Microsoft technology.

Photo Caption: from left to right – Mr. Vibhu Kapoor, Partner Account Manager, Microsoft Oman; Mr. Saif Hilal Al Hosni, Govt. & Education Sector Manager, Microsoft Oman; Mr. M.K. Janaki Raman, GM Bahwan IT; Mr. Anil Kumar, Asst. GM Bahwan IT.

"We're extremely proud to be Microsoft's Partner of the Year for Oman," said M.K. Janaki Raman, General Manager, Bahwan IT. "It's a tremendous honor and is a tribute to our commitment to delivering world class technology solutions for our customers through the dedicated efforts of our entire team. I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate our staff for their contribution in getting this award. We look forward to another year of continued growth in cooperation with Microsoft.”

“We are pleased to recognize Bahwan IT as Microsoft’s Country Partner of the Year,” said Tareq Hijazi, Country Manager, Microsoft Bahrain & Oman. “Bahwan IT demonstrates a strong commitment to serving its customers and has set the benchmark for partner excellence and innovation in Oman, by combining local market expertise with superior solutions and services to fulfill our customers’ needs.”

Awards were presented in multiple categories, with winners chosen from a set of more than 3,000 entrants worldwide. Bahwan IT was recognized for providing outstanding solutions and services, as well as demonstrating excellent subsidiary engagement in Oman.

The Microsoft Country Partner of the Year Award honors partners at the country level who have demonstrated business excellence in delivering Microsoft solutions to mutual customers over the past year. This award recognizes Bahwan IT as succeeding in effective engagement with their local Microsoft office while showcasing innovation, business impact, driving customer satisfaction, and winning new customers.

Bahwan Engineering Group has achieved outstanding Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) milestone by completing 35 million man hours without lost time injury accident during the execution of their six projects namely:

Saih Rawl Depletion Compression Project for PDO along with TR Oman as EPC, Methanol Project for Salalah Methanol Company LLC SFZ) with GS Engineering & Construction as EPC at Salalah, New Psychiatric Hospital Project at Al Jahlut of Al Amerat region or Ministry of Health, PDO Estate Maintaining Services – coast, Shut down Works for Oman LNG and Industrial Maintenance Service contract for Oman India Fertiliser Company (OMIFCO) at Sur.

The joint venture to explore and develop limestone and dolomite resources in Oman.

The Lhoist Group of Belgium and the Suhail Bahwan Group of Oman have decided to join forces to explore and develop limestone and dolomite resources in Oman.

A joint venture agreement was signed by both partners on January 18th 2010. The new joint venture, 60% owned by the Lhoist Group and 40% owned by the Suhail Bahwan Group, will be called Bahwan Lhoist LLC and will be supervised by a board composed of three members each from the Lhoist Group and the Bahwan Group.  The Lhoist Group will be represented by its Group Chairman Baron Jean-Pierre Berghmans, the Deputy CEO Mr. Jean Pierre Henin and the Executive Vice President Mr. Patrick Andre.  The Suhail Bahwan Group will be represented by its Group Chairman Sheikh Suhail Bahwan, the Managing Director of the Group’s holding company Sheikh Ahmed Bahwan, and the Advisor to the Group Chairman Mr. Divyendu Kumar.