Metso has won a €180 million (AU$313 million) order to provide engineering and key process equipment new primary copper smelter investment in Asia.
The new copper smelter is expected to produce 300,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) of copper cathodes and 1.1 million tpa of sulfuric acid.
The new copper smelting line is based on Metso’s licensed, well-proven Outotec Flash Smelting, PS Converting and Lurec technologies.
“We are very pleased about this order. The Outotec Copper Flash Smelting method, which is part of the Metso Plus portfolio, is the world’s most widely applied technology for large-scale copper smelting plants,” Metso minerals president Piia Karhu said.
Metso is a leading technology supplier to the copper processing industry. The company offers comprehensive solutions that span the entire production chain.
The company’s Metso Plus solutions offers significant reductions in carbon dioxide emissions, and improve energy and water efficiency, while ensuring high metal recovery even from challenging raw materials.
Metso’s portfolio for copper smelting includes, for example, the industry-leading Outotec Flash Smelting and Ausmelt processes, complemented by Lurec technology for optimised gas cleaning and sulfuric acid recovery.
In addition, Metso offers advanced e-Scrap smelting technologies for the recycling of electronic waste and a comprehensive scope of lifecycle services.
Metso has delivered more than 50 copper smelters to major customers since the 1950s.
