SWCC Signs Agreements on Sidelines of Future Minerals Forum

The Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) signed today a number of agreements and memoranda of understanding with local and international academic institutions and companies. The signature came on the sidelines of the Third Future Minerals Forum  in Riyadh, reported Saudi Press Agency.

The agreements aim to enhance research and innovation, develop investment opportunities in the field of saline mining residues, and benefit from valuable minerals and salts.

This, in turn, contributes to improving the quality of life, supporting local content, and enhancing the circular economy sector.

What Agreements Did SWCC Sign on Sidelines of Future Minerals Forum?

SWCC also entered into joint agreements with specialized international and local companies, including the Saudi Investment Recycling Company (SIRC).

The purpose is to drive collaborative efforts and mutual development of investment opportunities, enhance local content, empower national industries.

Moreover, the agreements aim to utilize saline mining residues and additional quantities produced from water and valuable minerals to support the manufacturing chain and explore growth opportunities in end-use markets.

Additionally, SWCC signed a research cooperation agreement with King Abdulaziz University. The agreement aims to recover valuable salts from saltwater, develop an advanced hybrid process for extracting these waters and salts from seawater solutions. Another research cooperation agreement aims to enhance control of biological pollution in desalination through reverse osmosis.

Furthermore, a third research cooperation agreement with King Abdulaziz University was established to study the phenomenon of harmful algae bloom, known as the “red tide.” The parties agreed to choose the sibling system as a model for the study, an applied case to test and experiment with solutions that either hinder or prevent this phenomenon.

It aims to propose effective means to prevent its impact on production systems, gain a better understanding of the causes of this phenomenon, and find ways to address it.

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