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Alcoa and Ma'aden Award Saudi Aluminum Contracts
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Two contracts have been awarded for the expansion of the Alcoa and Ma'aden aluminum complex under construction at Ras Al Khair, Saudi Arabia.
Texas-based Fluor won the engineering, procurement and construction contract. Germany's SMS Siemag will supply the mill and heat treatment line equipment.
The mill will have the capacity to produce about 100,000 tonnes of product per year, including automotive heat-treated and non-heat-treated sheet, building and construction sheet and foil stock sheet. Depending on demand, the line will start production at the end of 2014.
"These new capabilities will help establish downstream industries in Saudi Arabia using aluminium that has been mined, refined, smelted and rolled in the Kingdom," Khalid Mudaifer, Ma'aden's president and CEO, told reporters.
The complex’s smelter and rolling mill are expected to begin production in 2013. The aluminum smelter is expected to have an initial capacity of 740,000 tonnes per year while the rolling mill will be within the initial capacity of 380,000 tonnes per year.
Texas-based Fluor won the engineering, procurement and construction contract. Germany's SMS Siemag will supply the mill and heat treatment line equipment.
The mill will have the capacity to produce about 100,000 tonnes of product per year, including automotive heat-treated and non-heat-treated sheet, building and construction sheet and foil stock sheet. Depending on demand, the line will start production at the end of 2014.
"These new capabilities will help establish downstream industries in Saudi Arabia using aluminium that has been mined, refined, smelted and rolled in the Kingdom," Khalid Mudaifer, Ma'aden's president and CEO, told reporters.
The complex’s smelter and rolling mill are expected to begin production in 2013. The aluminum smelter is expected to have an initial capacity of 740,000 tonnes per year while the rolling mill will be within the initial capacity of 380,000 tonnes per year.
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