DAMMAM, 27 February 2005 — Saudi Arabian Amiantit has won contracts worth SR76 million of which an SR35 million deal is for supplying GRP pipes that will be manufactured by the company’s subsidiaries in Dammam and Turkey.
The company said in a statement that a total of 45 km pipes will be used for sewage projects in Baghdad, Iraq and Samara, Jordan.
Amiantit also supplied fiberglass pipes worth SR41 million for the General Foreign Trade Organization in Syria. The 86-kilometer system will be used for water transmission lines in Al-Hasaka.
“Winning these projects confirms international confidence in the high quality and — as an ISO 14001 certified company — the environmental safety of Amiantit’s products. We are proud to be the largest company producing GRP pipes and tanks in the world. We also produce various ranges that include concrete cylinder, ductile iron, and high density polyethylene pipe systems, that are used to transport drinking water, wastewater and sewage, and we have the capability and flexibility to meet the requirements and specifications of any type of infrastructure project,” said Fareed Yousuf Al-Khalawi, Amiantit’s CEO.
Established in 1968 at Dammam, Amiantit Company is a joint stock company with a paid-up share capital of SR770 million. Its shares are traded on the Saudi Stock Exchange.