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Publish Date : 13-May-2014

Outotec declared that it has secured two contracts to manage and implement shut down services of Samarco's four iron ore pellet plants in Brazil.

As per the contracts, the company will work with Samarco's own personnel for the services. The contracts will be expired at the end of 2016.

In total, Samarco has four pellet plants at its manufacturing facility in Ubu, in the state of Espirito Santo.

Outotec has designed, supplied and installed the two newest indurating furnaces at the facility, both of which incorporate the use of Outotec core technology. The fourth indurating furnace, in the largest plant of its type in the world, was successfully commissioned in March 2014 and it is currently undergoing ramp-up of production with Outotec's operational support.

"Samarco is a major producer of iron ore pellets and our long-term partner. The new service contracts are a further step towards a real life-cycle partnership between our companies. Acquired in 2012, Demil Manutencao Industrial in Guarapari played a significant role in this case," said Mr Kimmo Kontola head of Outotec's Americas region, "With the purchase, Outotec took over two on-going long-term maintenance contracts for Samarco's pelletizing and filtration areas. By combining our resources we can provide the full range of maintenance, shut-down and technical services for our customers."

Already, Outotec has carried out several big shut down campaigns for Samarco. Over 250 workers have been involved in the last repair which was finalized ahead of schedule with a zero accident rate.

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