Tuesday, June 14, 2011

AG&P seeks perks for new Batangas plant

By Ma. Elisa P. Osorio (The Philippine Star) Updated June 14, 2011 12:00 AM 

MANILA, Philippines - Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific Co. of Manila Inc (AG&P), a leading service provider to the world’s preeminent oil and gas, mining, infrastructure and power companies, is seeking incentives from the Board of Investments (BOI) for its new pipeline facility in Batangas Port Area.
AG&P would like to expand its operations at the Batangas Port Area and has identified 100 hectares of land owned by the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) as a potential project site.
The firm already has operations in Bauan Batangas. The yard is specially designed to generate all the heavy engineering and steel fabrication activities of AG&P including the construction of offshore structures such as, platform jackets, process modules, living quarters and associated components, Onshore Modularized Structures and other heavy customized steel structures.
The heavy fabrication yard is capable of producing about 60,000 tons of fabricated steel per annum involving heavy structural steel building frames, offshore structures, onshore modular structures, systems engineered structures, piping and plateworks and marine structures.
The leased 100 hectares from PPA will add to the existing 60 hectares situated in an international port area in the neighborhood of major industrial companies. The expansion will grow the production capability to more than 240,000 tons of fabricated steel per year by 2012. The manufacturing yard is complemented by outstanding engineering and design team.
The Filipino expertise allows benchmark to the highest productivity per labor in the world.
AG&P is the leader for innovation with projected investment $100 million during the next one to two years to bring yard to state of the art capabilities.
As a dynamic leader in the steel fabrication and modular construction, AG&P continues to mature through the decades. Today, AG&P is a modern and high-tech player with expertise in structural mechanical/piping, electrical, instrumentation and related works.

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