14 February 2014 - Following a rigorous tendering process, the OPCW Director-General, Ambassador Ahmet Üzümcü, announced today that the OPCW has awarded contracts to the following two companies with respect to the Call for Proposals for Transport, Treatment and Disposal of Hazardous and Non-Hazardous Organic and Inorganic Chemicals, Effluents and Related Materials (Reference: CFP# CDB-P14-002):

• Ekokem OY AB (Finland)
• Veolia Environmental Services Technical Solutions, LLC (U.S.A.)

In response to the Call for Proposals, 14 bids were received as of 19 January 2014 at 16:00 CET. Qualifying bids underwent a thorough process of technical and commercial evaluation. The conclusion of this process represents an important step towards the full destruction of Syrian chemical weapons within the agreed timelines. Details on substances per contract awarded:

Source: OPCW