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Bechtel gets Iceland aluminium project

ENGINEERING giant Bechtel has been chosen as the lead manager by Alcoa for construction of a new US$1 billion aluminium smelter in Iceland.

Tim Treadgold

The plant, with a design capacity of 322,000 tonnes of metal a year is due for completion in 2007. Bechtel said it would for a joint venture with the local Icelandic company, HRV, to design and construct...

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