Ahmed Mansoor Al A’Ali Co (AMA), one of Bahrain’s largest contracting companies, has announced it will set up a ‘supply and apply’ advanced pipe coating facility in Bahrain.

The facility will utilise Nukote Coating Systems International’s coating technologies and expertise but will remain wholly owned by AMA, which will invest over $1.5 million in the project.
“Our new facility with Nukote is strategic and comes at a very opportune time for both companies,” said Hassan Abdul Aziz Al-A’Ali, the group’s chief executive. “Together, we plan to address a major gap in the market which will prove cost effective for our customers. We have worked with Nukote for the past two years and look forward to a more expanded business relationship.”
The facility will target ‘liquid distribution’ projects in the water, oil, petrochemical and construction industries and applications such as pipelines, concrete basins, soil coating for lakes and steel coating for a variety of different uses. It will have a monthly capacity of 2,000 tonnes or an annual capacity of half a million sq m.
GCC buyers, whether specialised distributors, contractors or project owners, will save on shipping and logistics costs by an average of 20 per cent. Currently, the sheets of metal or pipes are purchased either in the region or abroad, sent to Japan or other parts of Asia for coating, and finally shipped to the GCC for use.
“This shipping and logistics process may take months to complete and cost millions. By setting up this state-of-the-art facility in Bahrain we can supply our GCC customers with ready coated products at a rapid turnaround rate,” said Michael Osborne, president and CEO of Nukote.