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8 #4, March 2009
Wisconsin Sales Success in Iraq
 Aquarius
Systems of North Prairie, a manufacturer of aquatic weed harvesters,
reports a successful introduction to the Iraqi market. The firm
has delivered four of the 10 Swamp Devil Aquatic Vegetation Cutters
that were ordered by the Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources. The
fifth machine is currently being prepared for shipment and the
remaining five are in various stages of fabrication.
This is the second Iraqi project for Aquarius Systems. In 2006
the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization purchased several
weed harvesters, transport barges, and support equipment and donated
them to the Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources. Some of the
machines have been put into use in Iraq to clean the Al Kafel and Al
Mahaweel waterways in Babil. The project is making water
available to irrigate 250,000 acres of farmland.
In January of this year, three technicians of the Iraqi ministry
travelled to Wisconsin to inspect the first Swamp Devil units before
shipping. After the visit to Wisconsin, the Iraqis went to
Florida to see in action other Aquarius equipment that could be used in
the Iraqi government’s rebuilding efforts. Aquarius Systems
is developing more Iraqi projects and looks forward to growing their
business in a part of the world often overlooked by Wisconsin exporters.
Wisconsin’s exports to Iraq were up 7.4 percent in 2008, totaling
$14.6 million. Most of the Wisconsin products shipped there were
transportation equipment and industrial machinery.
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