São Paulo – The Vale presence in Oman, a country located on the Arabian Peninsula, is generating business opportunities for other Brazilian companies. This is the case with Vidy group, from Taboão da Serra, in São Paulo, chosen to implement and manage a great laboratory at the mining company’s pelletizing plant under construction in Sohar Industrial District.
According to André Peixe Stauffenegger, who is responsible for the technical and commercial department at Vidy, who spent four months in Oman to accompany the installation of the laboratory, the enterprise covers over 1,000 square metres and will be responsible for analysis of the raw material received at the port, i.e., iron ore, and also for analysis of the finished pellets.
The Vale project includes the construction of a pelletizing plant, to be operated by Vale subsidiary Vale Oman Pelletizing Company (VOPC), with an annual production capacity of nine million tonnes of pellets, an industrial logistics centre with a maritime terminal and a distribution centre with capacity for throughput of up to 40 million tonnes of iron ore and pellets each year.
Vidy group was responsible for the basic project for implementation and assisted Vale Oman in the definition of equipment and processes that would be developed in laboratory. "After the completion of this phase, a local company was responsible for the executive project and construction of the site, with Vidy group in charge of management of engineering works," explained Stauffenegger.
A second phase was the sale and installation of all the technical equipment in the laboratory. "Brazilian technicians were sent to Oman to supervise and install the equipment, and local companies were hired for support [services] like carpentry and mechanics," he said.
The company
Vidy group, established over 50 years ago, is specialized in laboratory engineering and develops projects with a team of engineers and architects.
The company has annual revenues of around US$ 30 million, being 30% the result of exports. It has been exporting products and services for many years. Among the main importers are Costa Rica, Angola, countries in the Mercosur, Iraq and now Oman.
Contact
Telephone: (+55 11) 4787-3399
E-mail: vidy@vidy.com.br
Site: www.vidy.com.br
*Translated by Mark Ament
