Company Announcement - Weir Minerals is gaining acceptance in the global sand and aggregates sector following the expansion of its comminution offering with the inclusion of the Trio product range. An example of this is that Weir Minerals recently supplied all of the equipment for a large scale, dewatering sand plant to the Middle East’s leading quarry operator Stevin Rock LLC.

In the last 35 years Stevin Rock LLC has developed a reputation, which has become synonymous with reliability and consistency, delivering the highest quality material to several of the leading developers and construction companies both inside and outside the Middle East region. The establishment of a successful working relationship with this globally renowned company has further enhanced Weir Minerals’ credibility in the industry and guarantees its capability to supply world class equipment to all major quarrying regions across the globe.

Stevin Rock LLC’s three Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah-based quarries (Khor Khuwair, Al Ghail and Kadra) have the capacity to produce and sell more than 45 million tonnes per year of high-grade limestone, gabbro rock, concrete and asphalt aggregates for the construction and manufacturing markets of the United Arab Emirates, Gulf region and Asia.

The new minerals plant will assist Stevin Rock to increase the recovery of water, one of the country’s most valuable resources. It will further enable the water recovered to be reused, thus saving costs. In addition to this, the plant will upgrade the fine aggregate product to internationally accepted standards, which will increase the value of the product and their revenue stream.

Supplying equipment to one of the Middle East’s largest and most prestigious quarry operating companies is a significant accolade for Weir Minerals and a milestone which will secure the company’s global position in the sand/aggregate sector moving forward. Stevin Rock joined forces with Ras Al Khaimah Rock Company (RAK Rock) late in 2007. Together the two companies form one of the largest quarrying entities in the world, effectively employing more than 2500 people.