SNC-Lavalin awarded EPC contract from Codelco for sulphuric acid plant construction

Chile-based Corporación Nacional del Cobre de Chile (Codelco), one of the world’s largest copper producers, has appointed TSX-listed engineering and construction group SNC-Lavalin to construct two sulphuric acid plants at the Chuquicamata copper smelter complex, located in the Antofagasta region of northern Chile. Codelco’s project incorporates sulphuric acid production technology by MECS, a wholly owned subsidiary of DuPont, with whom SNC-Lavalin has successfully executed projects for more than 50 years. The plants, which will produce up to 2 048 metric tonnes of market grade sulphuric acid a day, will treat off-gas from the Chuquicamata smelter.