Sedgman wins $60m job at Kwinana refinery

Engineering contractor Sedgman has won a bid to build a filtration plant at Alcoa of Australia’s Kwinana alumina refinery, under a deal worth $59.8 million.

The scope of work involves the design, procurement, delivery, construction, integration and commissioning of the filtration plant, along with associated process infrastructure.

Sedgman chief executive Peter Watson said the contract win followed a competitive tender and front end engineering design process.

“We have been working closely with Alcoa over the last few months to understand and refine the design and delivery model to meet the requirements of this project,” he said.

When complete, the filtration plant will produce lower moisture content bauxite residue from the Kwinana refinery.

It will allow for more residue storage within the already-existing storage area, avoiding the need to construct new drying areas.

Design work has begun and the project is scheduled for completion by April 2016.

Shares in Sedgman were unchanged at 51.5 cents per share by 10am.