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| Bechtel selected for Kitimat Modernization Project Global engineering construction company Bechtel said it signed a $200 million engineering, procurement, and construction management agreement with Rio Tinto Alcan for the Kitimat Smelter modernization project in Kitimat, British Columbia. The proposed $2.5 billion Kitimat Modernization Project would increase production capacity at the smelter by 40 percent, taking it up to 400,000 tons per year and increase Rio Tinto annual global primary aluminum production capacity by more than 3 percent. This will make Kitimat not only one of Rio Tinto largest wholly owned smelters, but also one of the three largest in North America. Kitimat's aluminum production capacity will increase by 125,000 tons using clean and renewable hydroelectric power from the Kemano power station and also reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 40 percent per year. First metal from the modernized smelter is expected in 2011. write your comments about the article :: © 2008 Construction News :: home page |