Altech appoints EPCM partner for its HPA Project

Highlights
• Appointment of M + W Group as EPCM partner
• Leading global engineering and construction group with extensive Asian experience
• Strengthens the Bankable Feasibility Study (BFS) team

Altech Chemicals Limited is pleased to announce that following its strategic decision to select Johor Bahru, Malaysia as the preferred location for its proposed 4,000tpa high purity alumina (HPA) processing plant, it has now appointed M+W Group as its Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Management (EPCM) partner.

Headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, M+W Group was founded in 1912, is a leading global engineering and construction business, has offices in over 30 countries, and in excess of 8,500 employees world-wide. The firm has a strong presence in Asia with regional offices in both Singapore and Penang, Malaysia, and has successfully completed over 700 projects in the Asia Pacific region where it employs around 2,000 highly skilled and experience staff.

Commenting on the appointment of M+W Group by the Company, Altech's managing director Iggy Tan explained, "The decision to appoint an EPCM partner at this stage of the HPA project, and to embed them in the BFS team, will enhance the overall quality and accuracy of the BFS work. Specifically, M+W Group brings with it a vast knowledge of the Malaysian construction environment, conditions, regulations, and design requirements; all of this experience will now be available to the BFS team and will facilitate more informed design decisions during the study. This will ultimately position the Company for a rapid transition to final detailed design, long lead item procurement and the commencement of construction following the completion of the BFS."

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