Simpec has secured an A$8m ($5.76m) piping contract for the Chinese company Tianqi Lithium’s Kwinana LHPP1 processing plant in Western Australia.
The Kwinana lithium hydroxide plant is expected to have a total production capacity of 48,000t per annum. According to Tianqi, Kwinana is a two-stage project and construction of the first stage is anticipated to be completed by the end of this year.
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The scope of the new contract includes installation of piping and insulation for the processing plant’s Pyromet area.
Simpec managing director Mark Dimasi said: “It recognises an outstanding effort in not just tendering, but project delivery and places SIMPEC in a great position for future work in this field. I personally would like to thank all the MSP personnel for supporting our team to help deliver such a prestigious project.”
The contract was awarded by Kwiniana project head contractor MSP Engineering. Simpec has previously received a contract from MSP for the Talison Lithium chemical grade plant two (CGP2) project in Greenbushes, Western Australia.
Talison, which operates the Greenbushes lithium mine, is a joint venture between Tianqi and Albemarle.
In July this year, a $382m investment was approved to increase lithium production at the Greenbushes mine through the construction of a new concentrator plant.
Simpec is an engineering contractor business of WestStar Industrial, an Australian industrial conglomerate.
WestStar Industrial director Bert Mondello said: “This award will no doubt place SIMPEC in a strong position to win further work and larger contracts. With a strong pipeline and increased tendering activity, we are confident that further awards will result early next year.”
