Estedama, a fully integrated environmental solutions service company based in Saudi Arabia, continues to strengthen its waste recycling capabilities as it announces plans to invest in a contaminated soil wash plant designed and engineered by CDE. 

 

The wash plant will be commissioned at Estedama’s facility in Dammam city, where it will process a range of oil-contaminated waste materials from across Saudi Arabia, said a statement from CDE. 

 

Both the companies reached a milestone agreement at the recently held EcoWASTE Exhibition & Forum, part of the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi, marking the first project between the materials wet processing experts and environmental specialists. 

 

According to CDE, the Estedama’s wash plant will process a range of feed materials, including oil-contaminated soils from pipeline punctures and drilling waste.

 

Soil washing involves the recovery of reusable materials from soils, often extracted from oilfield and drilling sites containing pollutants, organics and other contaminants. 

 

Traditionally categorised as a waste product and destined for landfill, contaminated soils typically contain valuable sand and aggregate resources that can be recovered in a range of specifications, cleaned and reused by the construction industry for a variety of applications, it stated. 

 

Specialising in the collection, processing and recycling of a range of waste streams, Estedama’s approach to waste management and remediation also enables the recovery of oil resources from contaminated feed material. 

 

Estedama's General Manager Faleh Aldossary said: "It is our vision to be the leading fully integrated industrial waste management entity in Saudi Arabia, contributing to the circular economy initiatives set by 2030 vision. We are always exploring the potential for new strategic partnerships with forward-thinking and innovative technology providers who we believe can help us to make that vision a reality." 

 

"The adoption of new and improved technology is fundamental to achieving this and we see CDE as an important partner whose expertise and reputation in the field of soil remediation will support our company to transform how contaminated soils are managed in the KSA," he added. 

 

CDE Regional Manager (Middle East & Africa) Ruchin Garg said: "Investing in CDE washing technology is committing to a better way of working. Estedama is a company already fully focused on tackling the waste burden through technological means and so there is unmistakable synergy between our two companies."

 

"Our solutions have been developed over 30 years of engineering excellence and we’re confident our technical response will equip Aldossary and the Estedama team with the technology to strengthen its market position and deliver a long-term sustainable means for the management of oil-contaminated waste streams," he added.-TradeArabia News Service