METITO
gets US$1.3m contract in Equatorial Guinea
Posted: 22 March 2004
METITO, the UAE-based world leader in water, wastewater and desalination
treatment projects and technology, has won a US$1.3 million contract
to set up sewage treatment and water filtration plants in Equatorial
Guinea in West Africa.
The Alba Phase III project, being undertaken on behalf of US-based
Overseas Bechtel Inc, is located on the Bioko Island in Equatorial
Guinea, for use by the Marathon Oil Company. The project is the
first that METITO has undertaken in the country.
METITO (Overseas) Limited Director for Business Development, Bassem
Halabi, said: “This is a very prestigious and important project
for us in this growing market. We are delighted to be able to apply
our international expertise in water treatment to this project.”
The scope of the work on the project includes the installation
of a 225,000 gallons per day (GPD) sanitary wastewater treatment
plant in three streams. The plant, which will encompass a Sludge
Dewatering System, will use an extended aeration process for the
biological treatment of wastewater and a centrifuge for dewatering
excess sludge.
The water filtration plant, to be set up in two streams, will use
multimedia filtration with chemical dosing for effective coagulation.
The plant will generate 445,000 gallons of purified water every
day for the construction camp.
“We have extensive experience in the sector. A project of
this nature requires highly specialised systems and equipment to
meet the highest global environmental standards in addition to the
international standards of LNG projects– aspects which are
fully met by all METITO projects,” Mr Halabi added.
METITO, which has already undertaken a number of major projects
with Bechtel worldwide, uses the Reverse Osmosis technology for
the production of high purity water used in a wide range of applications.
“The Alba project is vital for Equatorial Guinea and METITO
will utilise its world-class expertise and skills to build on our
record of other projects in the country,” he added.
As the leading international company in its field, METITO currently
operates its European, Asian and African operations from its regional
headquarters in Sharjah and has a factory and laboratory facility
in the Hamriya Free Zone. Work recently started on the company’s
new global AED50 million headquarters at Techno Park in Dubai.
When completed, the facility, built on an area of 500,000 square
feet, will house 500 engineers, scientists and executives in this
strategic location off the main highway between Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
For more information see www.metito.com
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