Romanian industry concerns for modernization of the water infrastructure

1. Romanian industry concerns for modernization of the water infrastructure Case study – S.C. GRUP ROMET S.A. ROMANIA 2008

2. ABOUT GRUP ROMET S.A. GRUP ROMET Buzau – Romania – is an industrial holding with 100% Romanian capital. The oldest company was established in 1928. This year, GRUP ROMET celebrated 80 years of experience. With around 800 employees and more than 150,000 sqm yard, of which 100,000 sqm covered by production halls and warehouses, GRUP ROMET has all the necessary facilities to provide high quality products. Thus, the company reported a turnover of more than 120 million € in 2007. GRUP ROMET SA is one of the biggest Romanian suppliers for water industry, producing water treatment equipment, waste water treatment equipment, and products for water networks (hydrants, valves, pumps, dismantling joints, couplings, pipes). The holding is the unique water treatment equipment provider of the Romanian Armed Forces for disaster and conflict areas (Iraq, Afghanistan, etc). The whole activity is performed in integrated management system “quality – environment – health and labor safety”, certified by BUREAU VERITAS Certification in accordance with the requirements of ISO 9001:2000, ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:1999. Beginning with 2006, GRUP ROMET has successfully been implementing the “KAIZEN” management system” under the assistance of KAIZEN INSTITUTE GLOBAL – Japan, for continuous quality improvement, cost reduction and just-on-time deliveries. Cooperating with worldwide companies, GRUP ROMET is a reliable partner that strives to improve its offer and ensure the customers contentment.

3. Automatic equipments for water filtration Every Aquator water cleaning & treating system is specially designed for a specific goal, depending on the raw water quality, so that they could provide quality water in accordance with the strictest requirements. Aquator systems are designed, executed and installed in accordance with the requirements of the European norms. Post sale service is provided. Automatic water filtration equipments can be classified into: - Water treatment compact units; - Containerized water purification units; - metallic multimedia filters; - metallic softeners.

4. Water treatment compact units General information: - designed to treat water from unpolluted natural sources, with a content of maximum 500 mg/l suspensions; - semi-automatic operation, allowing shut-off/start-up according to demands of treated water; - ideal for water supply of small communities (villages, hotels, holiday parks, residential areas, industry); - flow rate: 5 m /h – 50.0 m /h.

5. Containerized water purification units General information: - designed to treat water from natural sources equipment installed in a container, sized according to raw water quality); - ideal for water supply of small communities (villages, residential areas, holiday parks, industry); - flow rate: 5 mc /h – 60.0 mc/h.

7. Metallic Multimedia filters Active carbon automatic filters: - filter water through a layer of active carbon placed over a sand layer; - are designed to remove iron, organic matter and residual chlorine from water; - improve water color, taste and odor; - the most important characteristics are: the contact time of water and the active carbon, the height of the filtering layer. Quartz sand filters: - designed to filter solid suspensions that cause water turbidity: sand, sludge, rust. - filtration through several layers of quartz sand of various grain size.

8. Single and Duplex metallic softeners Description: - designed to reduce water hardness by eliminating the calcium and magnesium ions; - operation based on the replacement of Ca and Mg ions with Na ions and their reactivation with NaCl.

9. Gate valves: - are special devices mounted on pipes, containers and installations for fluids transport pipes - are designed to close, distribute, control and adjust their parameters. Description: The body and the bonnet of the gate valves are made of ductile cast iron EN-GJS-400-18 according to SR EN 1563 (GGG 40-DIN 1693) or grey cast iron EN-GJL-250 according to SR EN 1561. The guide is secured through a system of lateral fins meant to distribute the burden equally and to reduce the shutting off period and the risk of wearing out. Reliable rubber coated seat, allows a perfect sealing. The sealing is realized in both ways. The corrosion protection is realized by an epoxy powder layer - min. 250 µ. - below ground assembling: rigid extension spindle and protection box; - manhole assembling: handwheel. When mounted on HDP pipes, the valves are equipped with flanged adaptors.

10. Hydrants Underground and above ground hydrants are designed for connection to water distribution networks of up to 10 bar pressure. They are mounted vertically, with a closed obturator, by a flanged fitting according to ISO 7005-1999. Underground hydrants allow the connection of a portable hydrant for firefighting. Above ground hydrants are used for connecting firefighting hoses or motor pumps, etc. Types of hydrants: The above ground as well as the underground hydrants are classified according to their nominal diameter (DN 65, 80, 100), to the types of the sockets (A and B) and to the underground length (1, 1.25, 1.50 m). The above ground hydrants may be shatterable and non-shatterable. Accessories: - flange duck foot (for the above ground and the underground hydrants); - protection box (for the underground hydrants).

11. Domestic and industrial waste water treatment plants GRUP ROMET produces overflow tanks for rain water and systems for operation and economic guidance of waste water treatment plants. Upon request, we develop individual solutions adapted to specific requirements and conditions: - waste water treatment plants - SBR type; - waste water treatment plants - continuous crossing; - industrial waste water treatment plants; - flood protection systems.

12. Solutions for waste water treatment residential and industrial applications With a remarkable experience in waste water treatment, GRUP ROMET is concerned with environment protection, focusing on waste water reuse or safe discharge in natural emissaries (rivers, lakes). GRUP ROMET guarantees, for its domestic waste water treatment plants with active sludge, a charging limit of pollutants (NTPA 001/2002) and quality of discharged water (NTPA 002/2002) according to HG 188/2002 with subsequent amendments and supplements, if the plants are correctly maintained. The treatment systems with activated sludge meet the requirements of EN 12566-3 and have CE certification. GRUP ROMET offers a complete range of quality products and equipment for waste water treatment in applications like: - residential, small and middle size communities; - schools, hospitals; - tourism / rural tourism; - animal farms; - wine industry; - food industry; - pulp and paper industry; - iron and steel industry; - paints and resins; - textiles industry, etc.

13. STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS • GRUP ROMET established a lot of international partnerships in order to have a complete offer for its customers. Thus, in 2008 only, GRUP ROMET established two joint ventures extremely important its strategy. • On the 30th of October 2008, we inaugurated, together with Superlit Turkey, a factory for producing GRP pipes (made of polyester resins reinforced with glass fiber) (ø 300 - ø 3000) through continuous winding. The company is called Superlit Romet and needed an investment of about 11 mil.€.

19. We are honored to have established Romiya (a Joint Venture between GRUP ROMET and MIYA)– part of Miya Group (Arison) –Israel. • The Company offers comprehensive solutions in the field of water loss management, through turnkey projects - from network audit to full implementation and financing models. Romiya’s mission is to partner with Romanian municipalities and water companies to significantly lower their NRW rates, bringing environmental and financial benefits

20. Birth of ROMIYA The 18th of June 2008

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