Metso to Supply Equipment for Iron Ore Pelletizing Plant to China Metallurgical Group in Australia
October 2008
Metso will supply equipment and services for a grate-kiln iron ore pelletizing system to China Metallurgical Group Corporation's (MCC) Sino Iron project in Western Australia. The delivery will be completed during the Q4 of the year 2009. The value of the order is approximately EUR 25 million and it is included in Metso Minerals' Q3 orders received.
Metso will deliver an iron ore pelletizing plant including rotary kiln, traveling grate, annular cooler and the balling system, complemented by core process technology, engineering and critical components, program and control system, instruments, spare parts, supervision and start-up services.
Once the system is in operation, the project will be able to process 6 million tons of iron ore into pellets per year, making it the largest grate kiln iron ore pelletizing system in terms of capacity in Australia and Asia-Pacifi c area. This is Metso's second order to the Sino Iron project this year.
MCC is one of the largest equipment manufacturers in China and a leading Chinese contractor to the mining and metallurgical industries.
Metso is a global engineering and technology corporation with 2007 net sales of over EUR 6 billion. Its almost 27,000 employees in approximately 50 countries serve customers in the pulp and paper industry, rock and minerals processing, the energy industry and selected other industries. www.metso.com
For further information, please contact:
John Trescot,
Senior Vice President, Mining, China,
Metso Minerals
tel. +86 10 6566 6600 Ext. 3610
Metso Minerals (Tianjin) Co. Ltd Beijing Branch 19/F,
The Exchange Beijing, Tower 4, China Merchants Centre,
No. 118 Jian Guo Lu Yi Chaoyang District,
Beijing 100022 CHINA,
www.metsominerals.com
Tel. +86 10 6566 6600,
fax +86 10 6566 2583,
E-mail: minerals.info@metso.com
