Fluor Selected for Bauxite Mining Project in Guinea
Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that Guinea Alumina Corporation S.A. (GAC) has awarded Fluor an
engineering and program management consultancy contract for a major bauxite mine in the Boké region of Guinea, Africa. Fluor booked
the approximately $700 million contract value into backlog in the fourth quarter of 2016.
Working alongside GAC, Fluor will manage the development of a 12 million-tonne-per-annum bauxite mine, a dedicated export
terminal in Port Kamsar and rail and other infrastructure upgrades. The mine, which is scheduled to begin production in 2018, will
supply high-quality raw materials for alumina production facilities globally. Fluor successfully completed the feasibility study
for GAC in the second quarter of 2016.
“Fluor has worked with GAC since the preliminary phase of the project to develop a customized, capital-efficient design to meet
the company’s unique business objectives,” said Rick Koumouris, president of Fluor’s Mining & Metals business. “We will leverage our global expertise in
marine structures, port terminals and mineral processing along with our experience in Guinea to deliver innovative design and
project execution solutions that improve capital efficiency.”
“Guinea Alumina Corporation, a key investment for Emirates Global Aluminium, will drive significant local growth within Guinea
and secure Emirates Global Aluminium’s position upstream in the aluminium chain," said Abdulla Kalban, managing director and chief
executive officer of Emirates Global Aluminium, which owns GAC. "We look forward to our continued relationship with Fluor to ensure
further cost optimization and ultimately a safe and successful project.”
GAC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Emirates Global Aluminium, which is equally owned by Mubadala Development Company and
Investment Corporation of Dubai. The project serves as Emirates Global Aluminium’s entry into the global bauxite market.
About Fluor Corporation
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company that designs, builds and maintains capital-efficient facilities for its clients on six continents. For more than a century,
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Texas, Fluor ranks 155 on the FORTUNE 500 list with revenue of $18.1 billion in 2015 and has more than 60,000 employees
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