- 13 August 2007 -
GRP pipes specified for Iranian irrigation project
AMIANTIT SAUDI Arabia and its joint venture partner SUBOR of Turkey are being awarded a contract worth US$31.5 million for the supply of Flowtite glass reinforced polyester (GRP) pipes for the Eyn-Khosh irrigation network, part of the Dasht-e-Abbas irrigation project in Iran.
The order includes the supply of 230 km of GRP pipes and fittings, with diameters ranging from 400 mm to 2200 mm and pressure of 6 and 10 bars, produced using the Flowtite proprietary manufacturing process, which uses a continuous filament winding system. The first shipment of pipes left Amiantit Fiberglass Industries Ltd, based in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, in July 2007 and deliveries are expected to continue until the end of November 2008.
The project is said to be of vital importance for the irrigation of a large agricultural area. It is being partly funded by the Jeddah-based Islamic Development Bank and partly by the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
"This order shows the strong presence of Amiantit in the region and particularly in Iran, which is considered a highly important market segment in our strategic planning," comments Eng. Fareed Al-Khalawi, president and CEO of the Amiantit Group. "With the energy sector enjoying a prolonged boom, the whole region surrounding the Arabian Gulf, the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea is highly active in infrastructure development projects and the Amiantit Group is making a significant contribution to the increasing trade relations between the countries that make up this most prosperous part of the world."
Amiantit Group; www.amiantit.com
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