In Algeria, the national company for the construction of railway materials and equipment (Ferrovial) has obtained a contract to manufacture incinerators for special and hazardous waste from the holding company Algeria Chemical Specialties (ACS). The group thus wants to reduce the environmental impact of its subsidiaries in Algeria.
The partnership agreement was signed on February 1, 2023, between the general manager of the Algeria Chemical Specialties (ACS) holding company, Samir Yahaw, and Bouyoussef Lamri, the general manager of the National Company for the Construction of Railway Materials and Equipment ( Ferrovial ) based in Annaba, Algeria. The agreement covers the manufacture and installation of special and hazardous waste incineration stations.
A Ferrovial contract will take place in several phases. Initially, the Algerian group will build a special hazardous waste incineration station for 3R-Santé, one of ACS’s subsidiaries, specializing in the management and treatment of hazardous waste. Several other incineration stations will be manufactured and installed during the following phases of the project, knowing that ACS manages a heterogeneous portfolio made up of four companies, in particular the National Glass and Abrasive Company (Enava), the Industrial Group of Paper and cellulose (Gipec), the National Detergents and Cleaning Products Company (Enad) and the Plastics and Rubber Industrial Group (ENPC).
ACS also manages six economic public enterprises (EPE) in the field of chemicals and pharmaceuticals, including 3R-Santé. The other EPEs are the National Paint Company (Enap), Tonic Industrie, the National Company of Chemical Industries (Diprochim), the Public Company for the Manufacture and Marketing of Medical Devices (Socothyd), and the National Company for the Distribution of Medicines retail (Endimed), i.e. a total of 32 companies in Algeria.
The sanitation project will also support the economic integration strategy of the Algerian Ministry of Industry through the policy of complementarity between economic groups. The agreement also covers the assessment and rehabilitation of existing incineration stations, knowing that this waste disposal process has consequences for the environment and the health of populations.
For its part, ACS and its subsidiaries will make their technical expertise and advisers in this area available to the industrial group Ferrovial. The holding company will support Ferrovial in obtaining approval from the competent authorities.
