Who We Are
Al Khalij Cement Company (AKCC) is a subsidiary of Qatari Investors Group (QIG) Industries; a leading provider of high quality business, industrial, investment services and products in Qatar. QIG plays a major role in the various fields of industry and investment. QIG create value to customers, shareholders, employees and community and enjoy an excellent reputation in the market.
Founded in 2006, AKCC is a market leader and a fully-fledged cement manufacturer in Qatar. AKCC strives to sustain being the Country’s premier manufacturer whilst maintaining quality products and services for our customers and simultaneously embracing Qatar’s vision 2030.
AKCC currently has a clinker production capacity of 4 Million Tons per Annum (MTPA) and cement production capacity of 5.5 MTPA located at Umm Bab, 80km West of Doha. AKCC is the only cement manufacturer in Qatar with a fully automated robotic quality control system for sampling and quality assurance.
AKCC is ISO 9001, ISO14001 and ISO 45001 certified and has been accredited with IMS (Integrated Management System). AKCC’s OPC (Ordinary Portland Cement) and SRC (Sulphur Resistant Cement) is certified by Qatar General Organization for Standardization (QCS 2014) and it is the only cement manufacturer in Qatar who is certified by API for the manufacturing and supply of Class G HSR (Oil Well Cement).
With the Limestone reserves for more than 50 years and a State of the art Cement manufacturing plant; AKCC is truly aligned to cater for Qatar’s construction market and Oil & Gas cementing needs for decades to come.
Our Timeline
Vision
Be the premier manufacturer and supplier of Cement and other building materials in Qatar and the region.
Mission
Perform business in a responsible and sustainable manner with commitment to Research & Development for new and unique solutions embracing cutting-edge technologies and best-practice in all areas of our operations and manufacturing processes. Our success is built on four pillars; the trust in our products and services; the integrity and honesty of our people; the responsibility of our organization; and partnership with our suppliers and customers.
Strategic Objectives
- Shareholders: Effectively optimize the utilization of resources to maximize and sustain shareholders' value.
- Leadership: Achieve and sustain market leadership for the industry in Qatar and the region.
- Technology: Embrace and adopt technological advancements within the industry to deliver our products and services.
- Innovation: Offer integrated and innovative solutions for the industry.
- Competitiveness: Achieve a competitive edge in terms of quality, price and delivery.
- Responsibility: Develop and sustain responsible operations that respects all stakeholders and fulfils their aspirations.
Our Team
Mr. Escalera holds a Degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, from Complutense University, Madrid (Spain). He joined AKCC in September 2012 and currently accumulates over 23 years of international experience in Cement Industry from different countries. Prior to joining AKCC, he worked as Cement Plant Director at Spain and as Cement/Slag Operations Director at UAE for a Multinational building materials company leading multidisciplinary work teams in Production, Maintenance, Quality and HSE.
Mr. Escalera has brought to AKCC his high level of expertise, leadership, and a thorough understanding of multicultural aspects, with an extraordinary level of governance.
Mr. Metwally is a pronounced Cement expert with over 19 years of experience in Quality Control, Quality Assurance, product development and Cement Production Processes. He has worked in various technical and quality management profiles with Multinational Cement Manufacturing Groups. He successfully built and capitalized on his BSc degree in Chemistry and Geology, which he achieved in the year 2000- to develop and grow his knowledge, skills and experience in the QA/QC and Production areas of the Cement Industry.
Mr. Metwally is now successfully spearheading all Operations at AKCC in the most proactive, technically sound and effective manner.
Ms. Khuzam holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from Jordanian University of Science and Technology. Ms. Khuzam has extensive experience of 17 years in the Qatar Market especially with cement, ready mixed concrete and contracting industry ranging from operations, marketing, business development, quality control and project management. She joined AKCC in 2018 as Sales Manager responsible for OPC, SRC and Oil Well Cement Sales.
Ms. Khuzam is versatile, perseverant and she is leading the sales activities within AKCC with team spirit, while being very dynamic with positive mindset.
Mr. Dejan had received his Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from University of Technology and Metallurgy St. Kiril and Metodij in Macedonia. He brings with him over 20 years’ experience, mainly in cement industry. Mr. Dejan, joined AKCC in 2019 and currently holds the position of QHSSE Manager. Prior to AKCC, he worked in Production and Quality Department in different international cement companies.
Mr. Dejan possess great technical and analytical skills.
Mr. Abdul Nour holds a Degree in Electrical Engineer from University of Quebec, Canada awarded in 1997. He joined AKCC in April 2017 having 12 years of rich previous experience in Procurement with a leading cement company in Saudi Arabia spearheading procurement planning activities and another 9 years in various engineering positions gained from reputable organization within the cement industry.
Mr. Abdul Nour’s expertise also includes Quality engineering, Technical Support and Production Engineering gained over his long career of over 22 years as he currently shoulders the responsibility of all procurement activities at AKCC.
Mr. Khaled holds Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Jordan awarded to him in 2006. He has joined AKCC in April 2017 and currently holds the position of Maintenance Manager.
Mr. Khaled has more than 11 years of experience in cement plants with international companies across the globe, and has a strong technical background and knowledge of cement plants; equipment design and maintenance.
Contact Us
Cement Factory
- Umm Bab, Dukhan
- P.O Box 22504 , Qatar
- Operations Assistant:+974 44021030
- Dispatch Office:+974 44021108
- Fax:+974 44021102
Sales Office
- C-Ring Road, Toyota Tower, 1Oth Floor
- P.O Box 22504 , Qatar
- Telephone:+974 44445900
- Fax:+974 44317080
- Email:[email protected]