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A.B.E. expands dustless range with new floor screed a.b.e. Construction Chemicals has expanded its range of dustless cementitious products with the launch of a dustless version of abe. dur ,the company’s popular nonmetallic high-strength floor screed.
Aluprof to invest in last-mile factory in Kenya Aluprof S.A , a Netherlands-based aluminum products maker is set to invest US $2m in a showroom and last-mile factory in Kenya. Market development manager Henry Kago said the showroom to be located in Mombasa Road, Nairobi will also host a training hub for local technicians as well as machines for customizing products for individual customers. “Aluprof has local partners that have been selling products in Kenya and our presence seeks to bolster their presence across East and central Africa enabling them to win more contracts,” he said. Major contract for construction and installation of facades The Netherlands firm has since clinched a major contract for construction and installation of facades for the upcoming 70-floor twin Pinnacle Towers that will house the 40-floor Hilton Upper Hill hotel as well as luxurious studios, apartments and penthouses currently being sold off-plan. Mr Kago, a computer engineer in Building Information Management, said Aluprof will also use the new offices to expand consultancy services across east and Central Africa on façade construction, which is a niche market for them.
a.b.e. is part of the Chryso Southern Africa Group of companies. abe.dur is now for the first time available in a dustless format, and also in a singlepack formulation (hence the “S” in the product’s name) which eliminates the need for mixing the product with ordinary Portland cement (OPC) and therefore the possibility that the use of sub-standard OPC will negatively affect the screed’s performance.
Auxquimia supplies aquafilm-arn firefighting foam concentrate for kaombo project. Launched in April 2014, Kaombo is the first project on the ultradeepwater offshore, located off the Angolan coast. Its estimated 660-million-barrel reserves span a distinct system of reservoirs at water depths reaching 1,950 m. A Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) unit is a floating vessel used by the offshore oil and gas industry for the production and processing of hydrocarbons, and for the storage of oil.
Peter Jones, a.b.e.’s National Sales Manager-Flooring; says the new product, abe.dur S – Dustless, is a blend of exceptionally hard, high wearing natural aggregates, shrinkage-compensated cement – free from any metallic material – ideal to produce a durable granolithic type of floor.
A FPSO vessel is designed to receive hydrocarbons produced by itself or from nearby platforms or subsea template, process them, and store oil until it can be offloaded onto a tanker or, less frequently, transported through a pipeline.
Suitable for both interior and outdoor flooring “abe.dur S Dustless is suitable for both interior and outdoor flooring surfaces that experience heavy wear and operate in very wet or dry situations.
About AUXQUIMIA AUXQUIMIA is a Spanish company whose main activity is the design, manufacture and commercialization of firefighting foam concentrates.
Voltalia signs its first 50MW power plant sale contract in Kenya Voltalia an international player in renewable energies announces it has signed a power sale contract for a 50MW solar power plant in Kenya. The 50 MW solar power plant project is located in Kopere (Nandi county), about 300 km North-West of Nairobi. Initiated by
The solar plant will contribute to reach the Kenyan government target of achieving universal electricity access by 2020. 4
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Martifer Solar, the development of the project has been finalized by joint teams. Voltalia will leverage the expertise of its teams based in Portugal for both the construction and operation of the plant. “This new project confirms our ambitions in Africa, a sun rich continent where a significant part of the population still has no or poor access to electricity. The project also underlines the benefits of Martifer Solar’s acquisition in order to reach our 2020 targets” says Sébastien Clerc, CEO of Voltalia. The Kopere project The Kopere project benefits from a 20-year electricity sale contract signed with Kenya Power and Lightning Company (KPLC), the Kenyan electric power utility. It will be effective from the commissioning of the solar power plant.
Located at the border of the Nandi and Kisumu counties, the solar plant benefits from an optimal solar irradiation level. It will contribute to reach the Kenyan government target of achieving universal electricity access by 2020 (vs. 70% in 2017). It will also positively impact the social and economic environment of the Nandi County. Following the announcement of the Group’s first solar plant in Africa in October 2017, this new win highlights Voltalia’s strong ambitions on the continent. About Voltalia (www.voltalia.com) Voltalia is an international player in the renewable energy sector. The Company produces and sells electricity generated from wind, solar, hydro and biomass power plants.
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