The President and Director General of the National Company for Marketing and Distribution of Petroleum Products “Naftal”, Jamal Sherdoud, announced today, Sunday, from Na’ama Province, that the company will soon launch a tender to import 3 million and 500 thousand rubber wheels for vehicles, within the framework of a plan aimed at meeting the needs of the national market.
Shardoud explained, in a statement to the press on the sidelines of a field visit that led him to Naftal’s energy storage and supply facilities in Naama, that this plan will allow, by next September, to achieve “complete sufficiency” of rubber wheels, in addition to providing sufficient quantities of high-quality tires at competitive prices.
The same official pointed out that the company was able, during the last five months, to import 700,000 units of rubber wheels for tourist cars, 500,000 of which were sold through the Naftal distribution network spread across various states of the country, which includes more than 2,000 points of sale.
In the same context, Shardoud confirmed that Naftal continues to receive requests for the purchase of rubber wheels through the digital platform it developed for this purpose, which is dedicated to the purchase of wheels for light-weight vehicles of the “Continental” brand, in the context of improving services and ensuring the distribution of tires in the best conditions.
On the other hand, the President and General Manager of Naftal highlighted that the company is working to strengthen its logistical capabilities by completing new projects and expanding its current facilities, in addition to improving the quality of services provided to customers and creating job positions in the state of Naama, in line with the requirements of local development and supporting economic activity in the region.
Shardoud’s field visit to the state included inspecting the ground floor of the project to build a service station on the dual level of National Road No. 6 at the northern entrance to the city of Naama, where work is expected to begin soon. This station extends over a total area estimated at 15 thousand square meters, with a financial envelope of 315 million dinars, while its storage capacity for petroleum products will reach 230 cubic meters, with the provision of 24 permanent work positions.
In the municipality of Mishreya, the signal was also given for the launch of a project to establish a hall for displaying and selling motor oils and rubber wheels, while the delegation at the municipal level itself was briefed on the human resources and technical equipment harnessed at the center for storing and distributing butane gas bottles of Naftal. In the municipality of Ain Sefra, the delegation inspected the asphalt storage center, whose total capacity is estimated at 206 tons.
