Cristal Global to сonstruct ilmenite-processing plant in Saudi Arabia

Cristal Global has awarded Outotec an EPC contract (engineering, procurement and construction) for design, installation and construction of a new, fully scalable ilmenite processing facility. The overall contract value: EUR 350 million, which includes two (2) years of production and maintenance management with Training and Team building. The location of the new facility, previously announced, in November 2011, as Yanbu, Saudi Arabia has been relocated to Jazan Economic City, Saudi Arabia.

The plant, scheduled to be operational in 2014, will be constructed on a turnkey basis. The plant’s initial annual capacity will be 500,000 tonnes of titanium slag, and its design enables expansion to one million tonnes. Additionally, it will produce 235,000 tonnes of high purity pig iron as a valuable co-product.

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