Success story: A pioneer among gas producers

– Global Acetylene supplies half of its products to Oyu Tolgoi –

Global Acetylene is a national company engaged in welding and the production of laboratory gases. They currently produce 11 different varieties of gas including acetylene, carbonic acid and nitrogen. The business began as a small operation, producing and supplying products in small quantities. At that time, the company forecast that the future growth in mining and construction would lead to much higher demand for their products in the future.

In March 2011, Oyu Tolgoi announced a tender for the supply of such products, and Global Acetylene successfully bid to become a supplier. Their successful package of supply and delivery of products made them an ideal partner for Oyu Tolgoi. Today, Global Acetylene supplies half of all its products to Oyu Tolgoi. The company imports its products in liquid form before processing them and converting them into gaseous products under high pressure. The business began with only three employees, but has since grown strongly and now has a workforce of almost forty. Global Acetylene’s workforce is highly trained at its own facilities.

“Our company is a pioneer in Mongolia in terms of producing such a wide variety of gases,” said Director Ts.Battur. “As well as supplying gas products, we produce five different gases ourselves. We are planning to expand further by setting up a branch in Khanbogd soum. Supplying Oyu Tolgoi has definitely helped our reputation as a high quality supplier. The number of customers that we have has been increasing as a result. Producing and handling gas requires very high safety standards and licenses. As a result, we have established a training centre called Medleg (Knowledge) to teach people how to handle high pressure gases safely. The centre trains our own staff and those of our customers.”

The company has trained nearly 100 people from the businesses that it supplies. Global Acetylene also undertakes a lot of social activity to support the communities that it works in. It supports the Mongolian National Association of Blind Citizens, distributing presents to between 50 and 100 children on Children’s Day and New Year’s Day each year.

Global Acetylene’s long term aim is to source its products within Mongolia and is making good progress in achieving this.