Saudi Arabias Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) is collaborating with DuPont Sustainable Solutions (DSS) to improve operational performance and safety in the countrys desalination facilities.
The partnership will enhance the operational excellence and risk management processes at SWCC, which produces about 70 percent of desalinated water in the kingdom.
His Excellency Ali Al-Hazmi, governor of SWCC, said: Every activity taking place at SWCC now is to prepare for the privatisation of the company. We want to create an environment that will allow SWCC to compete internationally so that ultimately, we have a sustainable business that the people of SWCC and Saudi Arabia can benefit from.
DuPonts experience in implementing operational improvement initiatives at their own facilities, and in the Kingdom, is an integral part of our improvement process.
As part of SWCCs aspirations to privatise and align with Saudi Arabias 2030 strategic objectives, the executive management decided to invest further in the transformation of its operations.
While SWCC has long been committed to operational excellence, the implementation of these critical initiatives will enable SWCC to produce water in a more cost-effective way. DSS and its partners will start at some of SWCCs biggest facilities plants, transmission lines and headquarters.
Jean-Paul Sacy, senior manager at DSS said: Behavioral shift is at the core of the DuPont operational excellence approach and will play a key role in driving change through the SWCC organisation. We are looking forward to progressively developing and empowering the SWCC team to drive continuous improvement into the future.