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STAREF Relining Milestone - Handover of the 300th Pot to Qatalum Smelter
24/03/2016

Our STAREF operations in Qatar celebrated a relining milestone, with the handover of the 300th pot on 22 March 2016. The achievement was marked with a cake cutting ceremony at the service centre to commemorate the excellent performance, safety and teamwork record.

STAREF is a Joint Venture company established by STS Oman and Aluref from Richads Bay – South Africa. The Partnership was incorporated in late 2013 to provide specialist potshell maintenance services to Qatalum Aluminum Smelter in Qatar which is inclusive of all refractory and mechanical refurbishment of 704 pots.

Qatalum Management noted the excellent HSE performance and the efficiency within the relining project which has led to time savings and translates to monetary savings to Qatalum – as less pot outage time results in higher production. Qatalum appreciated STAREF management's HSE commitment and furthermore the entire teams successful efforts to improve productivity.

STAREF Relining Milestone - Handover of the 300th Pot to Qatalum Smelter
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