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| Circular Girder and Custom Formwork for an Ore Processing Plant  Using Circular TRAPEZOIDAL Girder Formwork with Adjustable Radii as Sliding Formwork. "You know it was a good government when it leaves the population in a better state", were the logical words once spoken by Bill Clinton. In saying this, the most expensive speaker in the world created an inseparable bond between the decision-makers and their responsibility for the welfare of their people. The Sultan of Oman has transformed his country, which is located on the eastern side of the Arabian Peninsula, from an underdeveloped and destitute wasteland into a prosperous and well-regulated state with budget surpluses. The income for this transformation predominantly came from crude oil and natural gas.So how exactly can an economy with limited resources be successfully restructured? A diversification of various industrial sectors is currently taking place in Oman. This is helping to create as many suitable pillars of income as possible for the future in order to give Oman further protection against possible economic crises. One of these projects is the settlement of the iron manufacturing industry close to Suhar on the Gulf of Oman. The construction site close to Suhar is several hundred hectares large, making it as big as a small town. Work is being carried out in dozens of areas and hundreds of people are busy carrying out their tasks in their blue overalls. The glistening daylight is often besmirched by haze, making the surroundings very hot and humid. The sky is mostly clear and the sun burns relentlessly. The workers wear a scarf between their helmet and their neck and look for the shade, but to no avail. Every vehicle and every step causes a cloud of fine dust. A large plant is being conjured up out of the desert floor. This location, where maritime trade has a tradition dating back centuries and energy is cheap – it costs 5 Euros to fill up once the SUV – is now about to welcome a new iron ore processing plant. Next to the site, which is not far away the sea, a new harbour is also being built to accompany the plant. The costs of the major construction project are being covered by the state and privately by the Sultan himself in equal measure and are currently expected to add up to the equivalent of 2.6 billion Euros, making it one of the largest ever construction projects in Oman. write your comments about the article :: © 2011 Construction News :: home page |