Jordan-based Arab Potash Company has awarded Romanian civil engineering firm Hidroconstructia a $115m contract to supply infrastructure at its production site.
Earthworks, pumping stations and piping as well as channels to supply water are all part of the deal between the world’s eighth largest potash producer and the Bucharest-based business.
Hidroconstructia was founded in 1950 and has carried out engineering works at 135 dams and 125 power plants across Romania.
It has recently been looking for increased work abroad as national large scale construction projects, funded by either state or private sector, have become increasingly scare over recent years.
General manager Mihaita Fundeanu said: "Winning this contract in Jordan is a first step in this direction. There are countries and regions around the globe that promote generous project portfolios and we will continue to participate in other external auctions involving complex work.”
The Jordanian company began the exploitation of potassium at its site in Safi, a town at the southern tip of the Dead Sea in 1983 using a set of artificial lakes exposed to solar radiation that cause water evaporation.
