AST Ambiente

SOBRE NÓS

The company AST

We develop, manufacture, supply, and operate a wide range of membrane systems for the treatment of wastewater, especially leachate that is produced in landfill sites. We are the only manufacturer in Portugal in this field and consider ourselves to be one of the best companies in the world.

Our team consists of multidisciplinary professionals which are highly qualified and have more than 25 years of experience in the sector. With this large know-how and long experience in the field of landfill leachate treatment, we are leaders in the Portuguese and Brazilian markets, also having a strong presence in other countries in Europe, South America, and Africa.

Our increasing positioning in the national and international markets in the field of water and sewage treatment is accompanied by the high satisfaction of our customers regarding the high-quality level practiced by AST, comprising the technology development stage and the supply of services.
Our organizational structure allows us to offer products and services, integrating the state-of-the-art and quality brand of AST.

Our Mission

Present high-quality solutions that are more sustainable, efficient, and innovative for the treatment of water and sewage using advanced technologies that can satisfy the market's demanding needs.

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Our Vision

To be recognized at national and international level as a competent company with high-quality products, offering the most viable and innovative solutions in the water and sewage treatment, perfectly adapted to individual customer needs. To expand our know-how beyond borders, always focussing on the observation and analysis of the market and the development trends.

Our
Values

AST's action is centered on various values, which make us a reliable partner for our customers.

Professionalism

We apply the highest standards of quality in manufacturing equipment and the services that we supply.

Technology

We are dedicated to implementing the most appropriate and advanced technologies and the best processes to reduce the environmental impact and increase the efficiency of operations and resources management.

Excellence

Our professional team is multicultural, rigorous, and innovative, and focused on going beyond our customers and partners expectations.

Know-how

Thanks to our highly specialized and experienced team, we are committed to implementing and developing uniform policies, objectives, and criteria to respond efficiently to the customers expectations.

Innovation

We address specific opportunities, apply the best practices and technologies for each challenge, and participate in European projects for alternative treatment processes.
According to the customers expectations, quality- We provide excellent services quickly and with rigor and safety.

Quality

We provide excellent services quickly and with rigor and safety.

Value

The solutions developed by our skilled, motivated, and innovative team increase our customers profitability.

Responsibility

We assume our contractual liabilities regarding our customers, respecting the community and the environment in a quick, transparent, and rigorous way.

Social Responsibility

Water is an essential element for life, but access to potable water is not available to everyone. According to the World Health Organization and UNICEF, approx. 2.1 thousand million people do not have access to potable water at home.
Thus, we think it is our special duty to participate actively in this cause, providing potable water in regions in greatest need, donating mobile water purification units.

What we do

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AST produces and operates purification and water treatment systems, particularly through membrane technology – such as ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, and reverse osmosis, tailor-made.

Our equipment is assembled in frameworks, trailers, or maritime containers to make transports easier. All functional tests are carried out in the plant, reducing the start-up time in the customer’s facilities. We offer you a turn-key solution!

To ensure that the equipment replacement is carried out without inconvenience to the customer, we also help dismount, recycle, and reuse the used equipment.

Being an OEM manufacturer, we have our stock of parts and consumables needed for operating the units, always available for our customers.

We provide financing and rental solutions that allow us to offer our partners the ideal solution for carrying out their projects.

To ensure our customers satisfaction and the best performance of the systems produced by us, we follow all its life cycle, providing technical support services, remote control, evaluation, process optimization, maintenance, and operation.

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Our history

2019

SME Leader Recognition

The PME Líder status, the reputation brand created by IAPMEI to distinguish the worth of national Small and Medium Companies with superior performance, is once again attributed to AST. It is the recognition of the work that the company has been developing for several years in the sector.

2019

Mozambique

In cooperation with SFC and Aquasmart, AST donated 3 ultrafiltration units for the production of potable water to the areas affected by Cyclone Idai in Mozambique.

2019

Portugal

AST reinforces its leadership in the Portuguese leachate treatment market by signing a contract with the largest Portuguese group in the waste treatment sector for the sale of 5 leachate treatment units for distinct landfills.

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2018

Ivory Coast

AST signs the first contract in the Ivorian market. Sale of 3 leachate treatment units for the landfill in Abidjan!

2018

Romania

AST signs the first contract in the Romanian market.

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2017

SME Excellence Recognition Award

AST has been awarded the SME Excellence Recognition, a seal that enables awarded companies to relate to their surroundings – suppliers, clients, financial system, as well as national and regional authorities – on a basis of trust, facilitating the development of their business.

2017

Portugal

AST reinforces its leadership in the Portuguese leachate treatment market by inaugurating another Reverse Osmosis treatment unit in Portugal.

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2016

SME Leader Recognition Award

AST has been awarded the SME Leader Recognition, a seal that recognizes the merit of national SMEs with superior performances, which is based on the best rating and economic and financial indicators.

2016

Spain

AST strengthens its position in the Spanish market by signing contracts with a group of the largest Spanish companies in the waste treatment sector.

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2015

Brazil

AST signs two more contracts and establishes itself in the Brazilian market as a leading reverse osmosis leachate treatment company.

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2014

Brazil

AST signs the first contract in the Brazilian market.

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2013

Angola

AST signs its first contract in Angola and begins its internationalization process into the African continent.

2013

Internationalization

Intensified prospection of the Brazilian market establishes AST as a major Reverse Osmosis leachate treatment technology player.

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2012

Portugal

AST starts manufacturing Reverse Osmosis leachate treatment units in Portugal.

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2010

2012

SME Leader Recognition Award

AST has been awarded the SME Leader Recognition, a seal that recognizes the merit of national SMEs with superior performances, which is based on the best rating and economic and financial indicators.

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2009

Spain

AST signs its first contract in Spain with one of the largest Spanish companies in the environment sector.

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2008

2009

AST is incorporated

On the 10th of November, 2008, AST AMBIENTE was incorporated and has, since then, been focusing on supplying solutions and services for the environmental sector.

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