The contract is a five-year extension of FLSmidth's current maintenance contract that dates back to the turn of the century.
All major process equipment at the plant has been supplied by FLSmidth, starting in the late 1990s and with subsequent additions in 2003-2007. The Pelambres plant processes around 175,000 tonnes of primary and secondary copper ore per day.
The maintenance contract will secure 455 jobs.
“This order demonstrates the focus and synergies of our One Source strategy with supplies of key equipment being supported by ongoing customer intimacy and responsive service.
“The value to our customers lies in the fact that FLSmidth can supply the complete process stream of equipment and provide our customers with technical support and maintenance service for the full lifetime of the plant,” says group CEO Jørgen Huno Rasmussen.
