PROJECT INFO
Project start: 2016
Project Completion: 2016
CLIENT INFO
Client: Mendy Paints
SERVICES PROVIDED
Environmental
PROJECT DETAILS
The total market for paints and coatings in the Middle East was over 2.09 million tonnes in 2013, and is forecast to rise to more than 2.5 million tonnes by 2018. This is equivalent to an average annual growth rate of 3.6%. With a number of infrastructure development going on in Qatar, the demand for paints has risen at least 40 percent annually. The rising trend in the demand of paints is likely to continue for a long period as Qatar is embarking on huge infrastructure projects in preparation for the FIFA World Cup in 2022 and in line with the Qatar National Vision 2030.
The proposed Paint formulations activities would include manufacturing of Water based paints (7000000 Liters per Annum) and Solvent based paints (1250000 Liters per Annum). The plant capacity for product category and the product distributions within these two categories. The factory site would also have chemical storage area and inventory management capabilities.
The MENDY management had retained the services of Qatar Design Consortium (QDC) to carry out the baseline environmental study and prepare an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) study report.
In order to relate the existing environment with the proposed project activity, it was imperative to carry out detail evaluation of the baseline environmental characteristics including: Ambient air Quality, Noise Level, Soil Quality, Groundwater quality, and Odour. Applicable regulatory requirements were reviewed and compiled before commencing a structured and detailed baseline studies and a refined modelling analysis has been conducted using AERMOD.