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    Boost in bauxite mining and reopening of Alpart drives production of heavy-duty trucks in Jamaica

  • China Aluminium Network
  • Post Time: 2018/5/14
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    With the expansion of bauxite mining sector and reopening of Alpart refinery, players in the local mining, haulage and construction sectors in Jamaica are anticipating a boost in their production capacity with the availability of brand new heavy-duty trucks for purchase in Jamaica. The trucks are on high demand for bauxite logistics.



    New local miner, Conveyance Partners JA Limited, is one of the companies that have made its strategy to expand their capacity using the new line of heavy-duty trucks. The nearly one-year-old company Conveyance Partners JA mines bauxite ore for Jamalco in Clarendon.  The company handles bauxite for dome feeding at Jiuquan Iron and Steel Company (JISCO) Alpart in St Elizabeth.  


    Conveyance Partners is a sister concern of Conveyance and Konstruk'Shon Limited, an 18-year-old player in the building and construction industry. The company has recently purchased 14 trucks for their fleet, which represents Tank-Weld's largest sale to date since entering the market nine months ago. Tank-Weld is a motor vehicle distributor and an exclusive dealer of the China-made Shacman brand in Jamaica and the Caribbean. 


    Commenting on the handover of the new trucks at Tank-Weld's office at St Andrew;  MD of Conveyance Partners JA, Naomi Dawkins, said the purchase of the new fleet of Shacman trucks is important because of the recent growth in production driven by the reopening of the JISCO Alpart refinery in Nain, St Elizabeth, and other construction developments across the country.


    "There is a shortage of trucks in Jamaica at this time, and a lot of mining is taking place for aggregate such as sand and gravel, hence, there is a lot of hauling," she explained.


    The company's project director, Collis McCalla feels Shacman trucks are more efficient in comparison to the currently used America-made trucks; as they are able to tow significantly more volume of bauxite. The structure and design of the trucks are custom made for efficiency in the mining sector.


    Curtis Martin, acting managing director of JN Bank, said the initiative would strengthen economic prospects in the mining sector.

    Source: https://www.alcircle.com
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