Project: Aluminium Smelter
Value: USD 2,700,000,000
Client: Egyptian Company For Metal Constructions
Website: www.metalco.com.eg
The Egyptian Company for Metal Constructions (METALCO) is planning to build a smelter at a cost of nearly $2.7bn to cater for the local and foreign markets. METALCO is currently negotiating with a potential partner for the 600,000-tonne project. The company is studying two possible sites for the project including the Northern Port Said and the Golden Triangle economic zone on the Eastern Red Sea flank of Egypt.