Ma'aden successfully renewed the environmental permit to operate for 11 sites and facilities from the General Authority of Meteorology and Environment in 2020. These include Wa'ad Al Shamal Phosphate Mine, Jalamid Phosphate mine, Ad Duwayhi, As Suq and Sukhayabarat gold mines, Al Baitha Bauxite mine, Zabirah & Gazala Magnesite mine and Madinah Magnesite plant. The environmental permits to operate MPC- SAP and MPC-DAP plants have been renewed by The Royal Commission for Jubail & Yanbu.
Our corporate HQ has also achieved ISO-14001 and OHSAS-18001 compliance certificates after a successful annual surveillance audit conducted by the Bureau Veritas certification company in 2020. There were no statutory fines received from any environmental regulators in 2020. Any reported environmental incidents with minor severity were properly addressed, investigated and appropriate corrective actions were taken.
The senior leadership team has now set a series of company-wide reduction targets to deliver on our environmental ambitions over the next 5 years.
