GRP pipes in big demand for irrigation projects.
Amiantit’s GRP manufacturing facility Amitech Spain has been recently awarded contracts amounting to approximately $13 million (€9.82 million).
The orders are for Flowtite GRP (glass reinforced polyester) pipes for a variety of applications ranging from an underwater pipeline in Marseille, France to sewage pipe systems in Spain, and GRP pipes for a power plant cooling system in Mallorca which, because of the good experience and trust built up, decided the owner of the project to order Flowtite GRP pipes for a power plant cooling system in the Canary Islands. However, the largest part of the contract awards consists of six orders for irrigation projects in Spain which amount to approximately $9.3 million (€7 million).
"In the year 2000, when the Amiantit Group began the process of going global, Spain was given high priority in our strategic planning because of its strong economic growth," said Amiantit President and CEO Eng. Fareed Al-Khalawi. "We took into consideration three factors which would create an ongoing demand for Flowtite GRP pipe systems: continuous development of the tourist industry; rapid industrial expansion; and extensive agricultural expansion which, due to Spain’s hot, dry climate, would require new irrigation networks and also replacement of old, outdated irrigation systems."
Eng. Fareed went on to say "Amitech Spain is consistently producing excellent results as is shown by the recent batch of orders, out of which the largest amount is for irrigation projects, proving our initial forecast to be correct and fully justifying our investment in establishing a GRP manufacturing facility in Spain."
Spain is not the only country where Amiantit Flowtite GRP pipes are in demand. There are Amitech factories in Germany and Poland serving other European countries such as France and Lithuania, and going further east there is an Amiantit GRP plant in Kazakhstan. In the Middle East there are GRP manufacturing facilities in Egypt, Algeria and Morocco and, of course, Saudi Arabia which is Amiantit’s core market boosted by orders from its GCC neighbours. Other Amiantit GRP plants are in Turkey, India, South Africa, Argentina and Brazil.
Amiantit holds the exclusive world patents for Flowtite, which is the main technological process for the manufacture of GRP pipes. Apart from its wholly owned manufacturing facilities, Amiantit enters into joint ventures in countries outside Saudi Arabia with partners whose local presence is a vital factor in securing contracts.
GRP pipes are so highly rated by project owners and contractors because they are strong and durable yet lightweight, which makes them easy to transport and install, thus reducing costs. But above all Amiantit Flowtite GRP pipes are corrosion resistant, which makes them environment friendly because there is no leakage of contaminating liquids into the surrounding soil and groundwater.
Amiantit Flowtite GRP pipes are used for water, sewage, industrial, agricultural and marine applications. Flowtite technology is also used to manufacture GRP corrosion resistant single and double wall tanks which are used for underground and above ground storage of liquids such as gasoline, aviation fuel, and petrochemicals.
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