WPF JV originally awarded EPCM services, which were converted to PMC services after the project was awarded on lump sum bases to several contractors, on the mine and refinery. The mine has a capacity of 4 million metric tons per year; the refinery’s capacity is 1.8 million metric tons per year. Bauxite is shipped from the mine to the refinery by rail, approximately 560 kilometers west of the integrated site and port facilities. At the refinery, the bauxite is crushed, refined and converted to alumina, which is then conveyed to the smelting facility.
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