EXTRANCHECK: PRELICENSE CHECK AL RAJIR GLASS

UNCLAS ABU DHABI 000138 SIPDIS USDOC FOR 532/OEA/STWADDY/MICHELLE ZAGER SECSTATE FOR EB/ESP AND NEA/LAURA MALENAS US CUSTOMS HQ FOR STRATEGIC INVESTIGATIONS ROME FOR CUSTOMS ATTACHE DUBAI FOR FCS USDOC 3131/USFCS/OIO/ANESA/RD/BORR E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETTC TC SUBJECT: EXTRANCHECK: PRELICENSE CHECK AL RAJIR GLASS INDUSTRIES. REF USDOC 06372 APPLICATION NUMBER D302980. ¶1. REFTEL REQUESTED A PRE-LICENSE CHECK TO DETERMINE THE SUITABILITY OF AL RAJIR GLASS INDUSTRIES AS A RECIPIENT OF US ORIGIN COMMODITIES. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE NAME OF THE COMPANY MENTIONED IN THE ACTION CABLE IS NOT CORRECT AND THE CORRECT NAME OF THE COMPANY IS AL TAJIR GLASS INDUSTRIES LOCATED OFF HATTA ROAD, JEBEL ALI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. 2.COMMERCIAL OFFICER MARY O'BRIEN AND COMMERCIAL RESEARCHER SHEREEN DEGHEDY VISITED AL TAJIR GLASS INDUSTRIES ON DECEMBER 30TH. COMMOFF MARY O'BRIEN MET WITH MR. B.K. CHETAL, DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER (TECHNICAL). MR. CHETAL EXPLAINED THAT THE CAMERA WOULD BE USED TO MEASURE THE TEMPERATURE OF BOTTLES PRODUCED ON AL TAJIR'S PRODUCTIN LINE. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE CAMERA WILL ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF THEIR PRODUCT BY EXAMINING THE TEMPERATURE INSIDE THE BOTTLES DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. ¶3. MR. B.K. CHETAL, DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER (TECHNICAL),GAVE MARY O'BRIEN A COPY OF: a. INDUSTRIAL LICENSE FOR AL TAJIR GLASS INDUSTRIES ISSUED FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, GOVERNMENT OF DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. b. STATEMENT OF THE ULTIMATE CONSIGNEE FORM SIGNED BY THE MR. YOGESH BAKHSHI, GENERAL MANAGER OF AL TAJIR GLASS INDUSTRIES. c. RECENT CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN OWENS-ILLINOIS INC. AND YOGESH BAKHSHI, GENERAL MANAGER, OWENS-ILLINOIS INC. REGARDING THE US EXPORT REGULATIONS. d. THE ORDER PROPOSAL FROM MR. LYNN DEFFENDALL, GLOBAL EQUIPMENT SALES, OWENS GLASS CONTAINER INC. ILLUSTRATING THE PICTORIAL DEMONSTRATION FOR THE THERMAL IMAGING CAMERA. THESE DOCUMENTS CAN BE IMAGED AND FORWARDED BY E-MAIL UPON REQUEST. ¶4. MR. CHETAL SHOWED COMMOFF THE SITE PLANT, EXPLAINING THE VARIOUS STAGES OF PRODUCTION, THE FACILITY IS LARGE WITH SPACIOUS STORAGE AND PACKAGING AREA. THE TOUR TOOK AROUND 30 MINUTES. DURING THE TOUR, MR. CHETAL ILLUSTRATED THAT THE AL TAJIR GLASS INDUSTRIES HAS THE CAPABILITIES TO PRODUCE OVER 400 BOTTLES PER MINUTE. ¶5. MR. B.K.CHETAL SAID THAT AL TAJIR GLASS INDUSTRIES IS PLANNING TO EXPAND THE FACTORY. AL TAJIR GLASS INDUSTRIES HAS TWO PRODUCTION LINES AND THEY WILL BUILD A THIRD PRODUCTION LINE SOON. THEY HAVE CLIENTS IN MORE THAN 40 COUNTRIES AND PEPSI, COCA-COLA AND SEVEN-UP ARE THEIR PRIMARY CUSTOMERS. MR. CHETAL HAS ALSO STATED THAT THERE ARE TWO HUNDRED EMPLOYEES IN THE FACTORY. ¶6. MR. B.K. CHETAL IS FULLY AWARE OF US EXPORT REGULATIONS AND HE UNDERSTANDS HIS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE US EXPORT REGULATIONS. ¶7. RECOMMENDATION: COMMOFF RECOMMENDS AL TAJIR GLASS INDUSTRIES AS A RELIABLE RECIPIENT OF US-ORIGIN COMMODITIES AND TECHNICAL DATA. WAHBA