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18 Tube Products International July 2009
Amitech Industrial Spain, part of the
Amiantit Group, specialising in fluid
management, has obtained a new
contract for supplying and assembling
the water mains pipelines of the
combined cycle power plant at the port
of Barcelona.
A total of €500 million will be invested
in this 850MW installation, which is
Amitech installs GRP pipes in
Barcelona port
due to start operating in the summer
of 2010. Installation of the glass-fibre
reinforced plastic (GRP) pipes in the
combined cycle plant will take a total of
10 months, whilst construction work as
a whole will last 38 months.
Amitech supplies Flowtite glass-fibre
reinforced plastic pipes and accessories,
with diameters ranging between DN500
andDN2000mm. The Flowtite pipes, with
nominal pressure of PN6 and stiffness
SN5000, will be installed underground
using the laminated joint system.
The project is owned by Gas Natural,
while General Electric is the lead
contractor in a consortium with the
temporary joint venture, CTCC Puerto
de Barcelona, formed by Técnicas
Reunidas and Duro Felguera.
The Saudi Arabian Amiantit Company
(SAAC) was established in 1968 as
a limited liability company, and was
converted into a joint stock company in
1994. The prime activity of the company
is to market its piping products and
technologies and to initiate and manage
new municipal and industrial projects.
The Amiantit Group includes companies
that manufacture various kinds of pipes,
joints, fittings, tanks, rubber products
and related accessories. Other activities
include transfer technology, water
project consultancy and management
around the world.
Amiantit (SAAC) – Saudi Arabia
Amitech Spain SA – Spain
A▼ ▼ mitech will supply and assemble the water mains pipelines of the combined cycle power
plant at the port of Barcelona
Investment in environmental
protection projects
Interpipe has announced that in 2008 the steel pipe and wheels company
invested US$730,000 on projects aimed at protecting the environment and the
efficient use of natural resources. Interpipe NTZ, an Interpipe mill producing steel
pipes, conducted several projects aimed at improving the ecological condition
of the Dnepropetrovsk region. At the open-hearth plant, an electro-pulse system
has been installed, which sends electrodes through an electrostatic cleaner.
During the past year, the operating efficiency of electrostatic cleaners has been
measured systematically, and the level of refinement has been raised from 86%
to 97%, reducing the impact on the environment.
A project to reduce waste discharge into the river Dnepr has also been carried
out. This project will help to reduce diversion flow and discharge water by
650m3/h. Interpipe considers its work in this area to constitute a core part of its
CSR policy. Oleg Kuzmin, director for corporate affairs at Interpipe, commented,
“Interpipe always seeks to follow the highest global practices in relation to
the protection of the environment. On a yearly basis, Interpipe assesses and
continuously updates its policies in the area of environmental protection
according to an environmental review of the company’s production activities.
These environmental reviews assess the company’s impact on air quality,
water and waste management. The system of ecological management used by
Interpipe is certificated according to the EN ISO 14001 standard.”
Interpipe – Ukraine
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Asiawater 2010
Expo & Forum
Asiawater 2010, the 6 th Asiawater Expo
& Forum will be held in Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia, 6-8 April 2010.
The Asian trade show for the water and
wastewater industry is organisedby AMB
Exhibitions Sdn Bhd in cooperation with
Merebo Messe Marketing. Merebo will
organise the ‘Europe & North America
Pavilion’, dedicated to companies,
associations, chambers and trade press
of both continents.
The show will take place in a space
of 10,000m2 in the Kuala Lumpur
Convention Centre. 550 exhibitors from
32 countries and more than 9,200 trade
visitors attended the last Asiawater, in
2008.
Merebo Messe Marketing – Germany