Environmental Team Trade Leads

As of April 2013

Belgium -- Air Purification/ Soil/Water

A Belgian distributor PURATEC (http://www.puratec.be/) who is looking for a U.S. supplier of environmental technologies (by order of preference):

1. Air Purification/Treatment

2. Soil Remediation

3. Water/Waste Water Treatment

PURATEC is looking for innovative U.S. technologies that have been on the North American market for no longer than 10 years. The U.S. suppliers should preferably be an SME, family-owned or employee-owned, and must be export ready and interested in the European market. PURATEC is seeking to distribute these technologies in Belgium, Luxemburg, and France and has extensive experience in working with U.S. companies in different sectors.

Contact: Mr. Stéphane P. Croigny, Stephane.croigny@trade.gov
or +32 (0)2 811 5086

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Croatia -- Waste Management Technology

U.S. Waste Management Technology – Electric Fusion Torch

Please contact:

Dalila.uzelac@trade.gov.

Tel:  +385-1-661-2224
Fax: +385-1-661-2446

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India -- Waste Management Plant

Morgan Group, a Chennai-based Conglomerate with interest in manufacturing, trading, renewable energy, and printing is interested in setting up a Waste Management Plant in Chennai.  Morgan Group wants to set up the Waste Management Plant in Chennai with the help / support of a US Company. They are looking for end to end solutions from a U.S. company including Erection of the Plant, Technology and Maintenance.  The plant capacity is expected to be around 2000 tons of Municipal Waste per day.  Based on the success of the program, the company plans to replicate the model in other cities as well.

Contact: Ms. Mala Venkat -- mala.venkat@trade.gov

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Japan -- Water Purification opportunity

CS Tokyo has received a new trade lead from a major power utility firm in Japan.  The firm is looking for a manufacturer or a supplier of water purification systems that are used for a thermal power plant. The Japanese firm plans to open a bid for the Request For Proposal (RFP) in April 2013, and we will have more information to share then. In the meantime, we’d like to make firms aware that this opportunity is coming. So, if you are a qualified U.S. companies that may be interested in exporting this type of product and that would meet our 51 percent U.S. content requirements, please contact:

Takahiko Suzuki, takahiko.suzuki@trade.gov

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Jerusalem - Palestinian Market -- Waste Water Treatment for Re-use in Agriculture

Waste water treatment and management is usually the responsibility of municipalities and given the constant shortage of water in the region the issue of recycling water will become very crucial in the coming few years. This is a long term project but has great value and significance.

Contact: Issa Noursi, issa.noursi@trade.gov

Tel: +972-2-625-5201

Visit:  www.export.gov/westbank

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Jordan -- Water Well Opportunity

The Jordanian firm below is looking for U.S. qualified suppliers of: water wells, drilling rigs and accessories.

Contacts:

Muna Farkouh, muna.farkouh@trade.gov

Shukri Salfiti
CEO
tel: + 962 6 4655235
email: ssalfiti@ebm.com.jo
mob: + 962 7 88881888

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Oman -- Hazardous waste management for the oil and gas industry

The MAZOUN GROUP has been in business since 1971 with diverse interests in electro-mechanical engineering, sports related infrastructure, sign factory, advertising, promotion and development of residential, commercial and shopping complexes, etc.

We are at the moment diverting our attention towards environmentally friendly and sustainable businesses and therefore we would be grateful if you could provide us with contact information and details of specialized companies in hazardous waste management for the oil and gas industry,  with whom we could establish contacts for opportunities in Oman. For local reference regarding our company and the owners, our Chairman – Sheikh Yacoub Al Harthy, is the Honorary Consul General for Mexico and our Managing Director – Sheikh Yousuf Al Harth, is the Honorary Consul General for Chile.

Mazoun Group Contact info:

I. Jaffer Mohamed SAIT- Director, Corporate Development

MAZOUN GROUP

P.O. Box 545, P.C. 118 - Al Harthy Complex, Sultanate of Oman

Landlines: (00968) 24561417/24561977

U.S. Embassy – Oman Contact:

Ida Mathew- MathewIS@state.gov

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Qatar

Ashghal Tender Announcement for the Inner Doha Re-Sewerage Implementation Strategy (IDRIS)

The Public Works Authority (Ashgal) is focusing on a Resewerage Implementation Strategy (IDRIS) Program. Ashgal has developed the conceptual IDRIS Program- a major tunneled interceptor sewer and advanced sewage treatment works scheme to meet the long-term demands of the Doha South Catchment for the next 50-years, eliminate the hydraulically overloaded conditions and remove over 35 pump stations.

Contact: Ms. Anissa Lahreche, anissa.lahreche@trade.gov

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Uganda – Waste Treatment

IFC, an arm of the World Bank Group, is working with the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) on a public-private partnership for the collection, transportation, disposal, and treatment of municipal waste within Kampala City, Uganda; and will undertake a competitive bidding process to select a winning bidder for the project.

For more information, please contact:

Mary Masyuko

Commercial Specialist, U.S. Embassy Nairobi

Tel: +254 (20) 363-6063; fax: 363-6722; www.BuyUSA.gov/kenya

U.S. Commercial Service Eastern Africa