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Topping out ceremony - April 2018, Wyndham Soleil buildings, Danang - Vietnam

Lawrence Lumanog At the request of a client, I joined Artelia Philippines 3 years ago, when there were just
Director, Artelia Philippines 14 employees. Today there are 50 of us, putting us in a position to provide an extensive range of
services, including design, to a larger number of clients. Some fascinating challenges lie ahead,
and we are sure we can rise to them as the worldwide Artelia community is always there to
support us.

Bruno D’Arcangues I was in Hanoi in July 2016 when Matthieu Bonnet asked me if I knew Dung Quat and whether
Regional Technical Manager, I had already supervised the construction of a deep-water port. Artelia Vietnam had the
Former Director, Artelia Vietnam opportunity of signing a very big contract for a steel complex comprising offshore port facilities.
We had a civil engineer with the necessary experience, the support of the Artelia Group with its
strong reputation in maritime engineering and our own know-how in industry, so we embarked
on the construction of one of the biggest industrial sites in Vietnam. The Dung Quat plant is now
operational. It can accommodate vessels of up to 200,000 tonnes and has already produced
over 8 million tonnes of steel in 7 months.
It is with a magic combination of skill, intelligence, audacity, flexibility and mutual trust that
we created and developed Artelia Vietnam. It is the most stimulating human adventure of my
professional career.

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