CANONSBURG, Pa., Dec. 3, 2008 — Aquatech International Corporation, a leader in the field of water and wastewater treatment, desalination, water reuse, and zero liquid discharge, has recently received an order from SNC-Lavalin Inc. (Toronto) as agent for the Ambatovy Minerals SA and Dynatec Madagascar SA nickel-cobalt mining and processing project in Madagascar (Ambatovy Project).
Aquatech will design, manufacture and supply a SprayFilm Evaporator that will concentrate nickel sulphate bearing process stream. This industrial concentrator is expected to be delivered to the Ambatovy Project in late 2009.
In 2007, SNC-Lavalin Inc. awarded Aquatech a contract for the design, manufacture and supply of a 12,380 gpm (2800 m3/hr) Clarifier, a 3080 gpm (700 m3/hr) Ion Exchange Demineralization System and 3080 gpm (700 m3/hr) Iron Removal Filters for the Ambatovy Project. This equipment is in the final phase of shipment.
Aquatech International (http://www.aquatech.com), headquartered in Canonsburg, PA, specializes in industrial and infrastructure water purification. Primary product groups offered by Aquatech are Raw Water Treatment, Ion Exchange, Membrane Processes, Wastewater Recycle / Reuse, Zero Liquid Discharge, Industrial Concentration and Desalination. In the past 25 years Aquatech has executed over 1000 heavy industrial projects, integrating several of its product groups, in over 56 countries across the globe for the power generation, chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, microelectronics, and other industries. Aquatech, through its subsidiaries and offices, has global sourcing and fabrication capabilities to suit logistics of project sites throughout the world.
For more information, contact:
Karin Brightwell, Aquatech
tel: 724-746-5300
fax: 724-746-5359
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