03 JUNE 2011www.gulf-daily-news.com
PIONEERING PROJECT DEAL
Edited by : AL CIRCLE
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A Bahrain company has won a $25 million contract to process dross from an aluminium smelter in New Zealand that could transform the way that waste from smelters across the world is recycled. Bahrain-based Taha International Corporation has won the pilot project at the New Zealand International Smelters plant in southern New Zealand at Tiwai from Rio Tinto, one of the world's largest mineral companies.
If it proves a success, then the Taha process could be rolled out across the world.
Taha has developed its process working closely with Gulf Aluminium Rolling Mills Company (Garmco) in Bahrain and is currently in talks with smelters in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Alba about introducing its system.
Traditionally aluminium is extracted from dross left over from the smelter process by using chemicals and this results in the production of toxic waste.
"Working closely with Garmco over six years, we have developed a process for the efficient and environmentally friendly recovery of aluminium from dross, a by-product of the aluminium melting process," said Taha founder Frank Pollmann.
If it proves a success, then the Taha process could be rolled out across the world.
Taha has developed its process working closely with Gulf Aluminium Rolling Mills Company (Garmco) in Bahrain and is currently in talks with smelters in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Alba about introducing its system.
Traditionally aluminium is extracted from dross left over from the smelter process by using chemicals and this results in the production of toxic waste.
"Working closely with Garmco over six years, we have developed a process for the efficient and environmentally friendly recovery of aluminium from dross, a by-product of the aluminium melting process," said Taha founder Frank Pollmann.
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