Outotec has agreed with Kalagadi Manganese on the design and delivery of a new manganese sinter plant to be built in Hotazel in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. The contract, valued at around €119 million, involves plant delivery on a turnkey basis including engineering, project management, supply of all equipment and structural steel, construction, commissioning as well as advisory services for civil works. It will produce 2.4 Mt/y of sinter and is scheduled for commissioning in March 2012.

Kalagadi Manganese is 50% owned by the world’s largest steel producer, ArcelorMittal, whereas Kalagadi Resources owns 40% and IDC 10% of the company.

Pertti Korhonen, Outotec’s President and CEO: “Kalagadi’s new plant will be one of the world’s largest manganese sinter plants. This significant order once again demonstrates our ability to deliver total process solutions to customers – from the test work with raw materials to defining the optimal process and technology, plant engineering, as well as equipment supplies and services, not to mention taking full responsibility of the project and performance guarantees”.