Amiantit secures SAR 97 million Western Region orders

Contractor for the Shoaibah project is Doosan Heavy Industry & Construction Company Limited and Amiantit's order amounts to SAR 75,702,588.

The balance is made up by two important orders from the Ministry of Water & Electricity consisting of GRP pipes systems for subsidiary sewer networks in Mid North Jeddah worth SAR 2,648,075 and Mid South Jeddah worth SAR 18,913,730.

"Amiantit is having a promising year," said CEO & President Eng. Fareed Al-Khalawi. "We are supplying pipe systems for major projects in all regions of the Kingdom as well as throughout the GCC and, in addition, Amiantit Group manufacturing facilities in countries all around the world are winning big orders for municipal water infrastructure networks and private sector industrial projects."

Amiantit is one of the world's biggest producers of pipes and accessories and has 34 manufacturing facilities, wholly owned or majority owned, in 18 countries and sales offices or representatives in 45 countries. In addition, the Amiantit Group has a Technology Division consisting of six companies that research and develop manufacturing technologies which continuously advance the Group's position as a leader of the global pipe manufacturing industry. It is Amiantit's ownership of these technologies that gives the company a formidable competitive edge in world markets.

In global demand are GRP products made by the Flowtite process, a fibreglass technology for which Amiantit owns the exclusive world patents and which it licenses to joint venture partners and other manufacturing companies. Amiantit GRP pipes and accessories are corrosion-resistant, strong and lightweight, are easy to install and have a long service life. They offer a cost-efficient, environment-friendly solution for pipe systems required for municipal water and sewage infrastructure networks and also have industrial, agricultural and marine applications. In addition, Amiantit manufactures GRP corrosion resistant, high-capacity, single and double wall tanks for underground and above ground storage of liquids including fuel oils and petrochemicals.