Encon eyes Sudan, Middle East markets
PTI [ SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2003 03:40:47 PM ]

NEW DELHI : An Indian manufacturer of furnaces and fuel economy systems expects to commence a turnkey $1 million steel plant project in Sudan soon.

It is one of the important build-operate-transfer (BOT) projects in the kitty of Encon International Pvt Ltd that sees good opportunities in the Middle East and Africa .

Based in Faridabad , Haryana, the Rs.150-million-turnover Encon group has entered into a licensing agreement with Canada-based Westland Incinerator Co Ltd for the manufacture of incinerators for tackling industrial and urban waste without any adverse environmental impact.

"We plan to manufacture and supply custom-built incinerators both in the domestic and overseas markets in Africa and the Middle East as part of the licensing agreement," RP Sood, managing director of the company, told IANS.

Several companies in India are already catering to the estimated $10 billion domestic market for incinerators.

But Encon states its new product would have an edge, with its environment-friendly features for treating all by-products, including gas emission, solid and liquid waste.

The ash generated would also have applicability for making bricks for landscaping and or mixing with tar for making roads. The possibility of power generation through waste is also being studied.

"The licensing agreement could be a stepping stone to bigger units and treatment of waste like grey matter and water," said Sood.