PT Indonesia Chemical Alumina Signs Engineering, Procurement And Construction (EPC) Contract Relating To The Construction Of The Tayan Chemical Grade Alumina Project

Construction on the project is expected to begin in the first quarter of 2011 with expected completion in December 2013. Commercial production is expected to start in the first quarter of 2014. The Tayan CGA project, which is located at Tayan, Sanggau Regency, West Kalimantan, will add value to ANTAM’s vast bauxite reserves, and is expected to produce 300,000 tonnes of CGA annually. SDK will use 200,000 tonnes of CGA from Tayan’s plant as substitute for the current products from its Yokohama plant. The remaining 100,000 tonnes of CGA will be sold to Indonesian market. The Tayan CGA project has an estimated cost of approximately US$450 million. he structure of the financing may include external financing and internal cash. The effective date of the EPC contract is dependent upon among other things, the completion of financial close. Chemical grade alumina products are used for the production of functional materials and electronic materials. Aluminium hydroxide, an intermediate product in alumina production, is used as coagulant for water purification.