Fluor Corporation has been awarded a contract by the joint venture comprising Ma’aden and Alcoa to provide engineering, procurement, and construction management services for an automotive sheet facility at Ras Al-Khair in Saudi Arabia.
Contracted to designing, constructing and commissioning the plant, the facilities will include a mine, alumina refinery, aluminum smelter and rolling mill, which will produce lightweight aluminium for the automotive industry.
“We are pleased to continue our relationship with Ma’aden and Alcoa to support the development of their aluminum complex in Saudi Arabia,” said Rick Koumouris, head of Fluor’s Mining and Metals business.
“This new manufacturing facility will help meet the global automotive industry’s growing demands for new, lighter materials.”