Wednesday, January 24, 2007 Firm set to deliver New Caledonia orders
THE massive funnel-like structures visible at the Cebu International Port are ready for delivery to New Caledonia.
The five structures, called thickeners that each stands 20 meters and has a diameter of 20 meters will be loaded today on M/V Happy Buccaneer bound for New Caledonia.
Fabricated by Metaphil, a division of the Aboitiz Construction Group Inc., the thickeners —containing over 1,306 tons of steel—were ordered by the Australia-based Outokumpu Technology Pty. Ltd., for their owner, CVRD Inco Limited, a Canadian company.
Thickeners are devices for separating minerals like silver, gold and copper from their host rock materials. These devices are used in mining and smelting industries, particularly in New Caledonia which has more than 20 percent of the world’s known nickel resources.
The load-out ceremony will be witnessed by government officials, some members of consular corps, mining and engineering professionals and other guests.
The ceremonial loading will be headed by Metaphil board chair and chief executive officer Roberto Aboitiz, president Napoleon Pe and vice president Iker Aboitiz. Outokumpu project manager Barrie Macnoughton and CVRD Inco Limited’s Simon Courtenay and William Meyer.
Aside from New Cale-donia, Metaphil has established presence in Singapore, Australia, the Caribbean, South America, the Middle East and the United States for various projects. It has also formed partnerships with valued clients such as leading global companies Dow Chemical Co. and Technip USA Corp. (PR)
