Outotec has been awarded an order for the delivery of minerals processing technology to a new copper concentrator to be built in South America. The contract value booked in Outotec’s 2018 third quarter order intake is approximately €25 million.

Outotec’s scope includes engineering and the delivery of flotation cells and filters. The deliveries will take place by the end of 2019.

Outotec minerals processing head Kimmo Kontola said: “We are pleased to be part of one of the most important mining projects in South America through Outotec’s energy-efficient flotation cells and our proven filter technology.

This order will strengthen Outotec’s position as a supplier of advanced minerals processing technologies in South America.”