Qatar Lubricants (QALCO) is owned by Qatar Industrial Services Establishment (QIS). It is situated within the port area at Misaimed, built on land leased from Qatar Petroleum. It is the first and only lubricant’s blending plant in the state of Qatar, with undertakings given that no further licenses will be granted for similar projects.
The Plant, of modern design, utilizes the computerized Automated Batch Blending (ABB) system. All equipment's is to the highest industry standards.
A base oil tank farm of 6,000 tones capacity has the advantage of the tankage linked to excellent deep water berthing facilities by two dedicated pipelines.
The plant has a design capacity of 20,000 tones per annum per single shift. The US $ 16 million plants was built on a turnkey basis by international specialist contractors in collaboration with local construction company, Proserv.
It is QALCO policy to market only products which are produced to SAE, API and ISO standards, and ASTM tested. This is made possible by a close relationship with Lubrizol, the American Additives Company, and facilities available in the well equipped laboratory at the QALCO plant, where equipment such as atomic absorption is included. QALCO warrant products to be of genuine quality and free from defects, either in material or workmanship. Any complaints receive immediate attention, and a visit by QALCO technical personnel. Ongoing technical support from QALCO is an integral part of initial and after sales service.