K Home International Limited
News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE USE – 21st March 2011
SAMSUNG AND K HOME INTERNATIONAL’S PARTNERSHIP WINS
MA’ADEN CASTHOUSE EPC CONTRACT
K Home International Ltd (KHI) and its partners Samsung Engineering Company Limited of
Seoul, South Korea have been awarded a major Contract in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The Contract is for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) of a Casthouse for
the production of Aluminium Ingot, Slab and Billet.
The Casthouse is part of an Integrated Aluminium Production facility being developed on a
Greenfield site located at Ras Az Zawr in the Eastern Province for the Saudi Mining
Company Ma’aden and its Technology Partner Alcoa of America.
The Casthouse will process 738,000 tonnes of liquid metal per annum and will be one of the
largest in the world when completed in 2013.
K Home International Limited
News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE USE – 21st March 2011
KHI will produce the Basic Engineering Design and Samsung Engineering will complete the
Detailed Engineering Design, Procurement, Site Management and Construction works.
The Basic Engineering will be completed in KHI’s Thornaby office with the detailed design
being transferred and completed in Samsung offices in Seoul.
The Contract was secured against a number of other worldwide Engineering organisations
over a tendering period of six months.
The work will secure jobs within KHI for approximately 18 months with possible further works
in Saudi Arabia.
This project follows on from the successful completion of a similar casthouse facility in Qatar,
where KHI completed the full engineering and design in conjunction with an Italian EPC
Contractor.
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CONTACT For further information and images please contact Amy Reay on telephone number: +44(0)1642 765421
or email [email protected].
NOTE TO EDITORS K Home International Limited (KHI) is a privately owned company established in 1973, providing
worldwide multi-disciplined engineering design, procurement and construction management services to
the chemicals & petrochemicals, metals & minerals, oil & gas, pharmaceutical and infrastructure industry
sectors.
The Engineering services provided by KHI include;
• Feasibility Studies and Front End Engineering Design (FEED)
• Project Management and Risk Management
• Construction Management
• Project Cost Estimating, Control and Procurement
• Multi Discipline Engineering and Detail Design
• 3D Modelling and Visualisation
• Safety, Health and Environment (SHE)
KHI offers an innovative and professional range of integrated engineering disciplines including; Process,
Civil, Structural, Architectural & Building Services, Mechanical/Materials Handling, E&I, Piping and
Pressure Systems.
Fully certified ISO 9001 Quality Management System and OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health & Safety