Metso Outotec Secures Contract for Developing Sulfuric Acid Plants

70-Million-Euro Order Metso Outotec Secures Contract for Developing Sulfuric Acid Plants

2022-12-14 Source: Press release Metso Outotec

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Metso Outotec has bagged a 70-million-euro contract by Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Company for delivering two identical sulfuric acid plants for its zinc roasting facility in Almalyk, Uzbekistan. The new units will replace the firm’s existing facilities for gas cleaning and sulfuric acid production at the site.

The plants will improve operational efficiency and reliability and significantly reduce the facilities’ environmental impact. (Source: Metso Outotec) — The plants will improve operational efficiency and reliability and significantly reduce the facilities’ environmental impact.
(Source: Metso Outotec)

Helsinki/Finland – Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Company (AMMC) has awarded Metso Outotec an order for the delivery of two sulfuric acid plants to be built for AMMC’s zinc roasting facility in Almalyk, Uzbekistan. The value of the order is approximately 70 million euros, and it is booked in Metals’ fourth-quarter orders received.

Metso Outotec’s scope of delivery includes the design and delivery of Planet Positive equipment for two gas cleaning and sulfuric acid plants, which will process all off-gases from the zinc roasters into industrial-grade sulfuric acid. In addition, Metso Outotec will deliver utility facilities, such as a common cooling tower system and a common air compressor system.

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The two plants to be delivered by Metso Outotec will be identical and will replace AMMC’s existing facilities for gas cleaning and sulfuric acid production. The plants will improve operational efficiency and reliability and significantly reduce the facilities’ environmental impact. The sulfuric acid plants are expected to be operational by the end of the second half of 2025.

“We are extremely pleased that Almalyk has again selected us as the partner for providing gas cleaning and sulfuric acid technology. Metso Outotec’s advanced Planet Positive gas cleaning and sulfuric acid plant solution will improve the environmental performance of AMMC’s metallurgical operations,” says Hannes Storch, Vice President, Metal and Chemical Processing at Metso Outotec.

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