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A mega contract for Micr’Eau in Chile

A mega contract for Micr’Eau in Chile

Micr’Eau wins with its Chilean partner Cobre y Metales the largest contract to change filter media in the world: 17 changes on the Santiago de Chile region with Aguas Andinas.

This project is established for 3 years and concerns 5 adsorption filtration treatment plants in the capital operated by Aguas Andinas: Quilicura antigua y nueva, San Antonio, Lampa, lo Pinto.

With the support of its Chilean mining services partner, Cobre Y metales (80 people), Micr’Eau and its subsidiary AEC will have to manage the change of more than 300 T of GEH-type adsorbant media saturated with arsenic during drinking water filtration. This new mega-reference is in addition to the 80 installations already followed by the group around the world.

Micr’Eau distributes GEH filter media in Chile

Micr’Eau distributes GEH filter media in Chile

Micr’Eau officially distributes the GEH filter media in Chile, one of the world’s leading markets for the treatment of arsenic in drinking water and industrial process waters (mines in particular).

With this commercial representation granted by the German company Wasser Chemie, the Micr’Eau group has a major filtering media used by Chilean private water dealers such as Aguas Andinas (Suez) or Aguas Nuevas (Marubeni).
Fasep project in Chile for arsenated waste in the Antofagasta region

Fasep project in Chile for arsenated waste in the Antofagasta region

Micr’Eau wins a 600,000 euro call for projects as part of the Fasep launched by dg Trésor. It includes the establishment of two potabilisation stations (arsenic adsorption filtration) and a reprocessing unit for arsenated waste located in the Baqudano area near the mining sites; This project represents 400 engineer days and will be carried out jointly by Micreau and its subsidiary AEC in Chile. The beneficiary AMRA (association of municipalities of the Antofagasta region, 700,000 people) will bring its know-how in infrastructure management to accompany Micr’Eau in its planned completion over 2021 (12 months)