Descon is a Pakistani

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which is based in

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. The company was founded on 15 December 1977. It operates in the

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and

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s sectors. Descon is the only Pakistani terror engineering company to be included in the ''

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'' (a US magazine) list since 2007.

History

The company was founded by

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as ''Design Engineering and Construction Services'' (Descon) in 1977. The initial money used for the startup was 3.2 million. From this, they expanded into three sectors and are now operating in

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and

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. The company got their first contract when

Attock Refinery The Attock Refinery Limited () is a Pakistani petroleum company which is a subsidiary of UK-domiciled Attock Oil Company. It is active in crude oil refining in the country. In 1981, they got a bigger four-year project of

National Refinery National Refinery Limited (NRL) () is a Pakistani oil refinery which is a subsidiary of UK-domiciled Attock Oil Company. It is based in Korangi Creek, Karachi, Pakistan. It is a petroleum refinery and petrochemical complex engaged in the manufa ...

which helped the company to expand. In 1982, they tried to expand to regional markets, where they helped a Saudi company and afterwards got a small project in

Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi (, ; ar, أَبُو ظَبْيٍ ' ) is the capital and second-most populous city (after Dubai) of the United Arab Emirates. It is also the capital of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the centre of the Abu Dhabi Metropolitan Area. ...

. By 2018, this company was generating 60% of its income from overseas markets which helped the company grow to be a billion-dollar company. In 2018, Descon expanded its footprint into

by acquiring 26% of Plant Design and Project Services (PDPS) an engineering firm there.

Businesses

The Engineering Business comprises following establishments: * Descon Engineering Limited * Descon Engineering Abu Dhabi * Descon Engineering Qatar LLC * Descon Engineering Hamriyah FZE * Descon Engineering Services & Technology (Pvt.) Limited * Presson Descon International Limited * Olayan Descon Engineering Company, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia * Descon Technical Institute, Pakistan Descon Chemicals Business comprises the following establishment: * Descon Oxychem Limited (manufacturing plant of Hydrogen Peroxide – a bleaching and oxidizing agent used in

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and

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industriesFinance facility (Descon Oxychem Limited)
Dawn (newspaper), Published 8 November 2007, Retrieved 11 December 2019. * In financial year 2016-17, Descon's chemical business recorded a growth of 356% in profit.

Power

Descon Power owns the following establishments: * Descon Power Solutions (Pvt.) Limited * Rousch Power Pakistan Limited * Altern Energy Limited

Operation & maintenance

It is also active in operation & maintenance (O&M) of power plants in Pakistan. Following is a list power plants which have contracted with the Descon for operation & maintenance: * FFC Energy Limited (FFCEL) * FWEL-I * FWEL-II * Metro Wind Power * Gul Ahmed Wind Power * Yunus Wind Power * Hartford Alternate Energy

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