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Hong Kong, Feb 11, 2010 - (ACN Newswire) - On 29 January 2010, Metallurgical Corporation of China Ltd. ("MCC") entered into a management contract of Project China First with China First Pty Ltd., Australia, in Beijing.
As stipulated under the contract, MCC, as the contractor of Project China First, will assist the owner(s) in setting up the project. The construction of the project will fully facilitate Chinese-made technology, equipment and materials, which aggregated a total construction amount of US$8.0 billion. Meanwhile, the project is expected to boost the export of Chinese-made electromechanical products by about US$4.0 billion.
According to the information provided, a consortium jointly formed by several banks in China will provide conditional export credit for the project. As one of the conditions to repayment guarantee, 30 million tons of 6370 Kcal high caloric value and high quality thermal coal shall be exported to China annually at a competitive price rate below the international market level upon commercial operation of the project to repay the bank loans. According to the announcement previously released, MCC will share a fixed commission interest of 4% from the coal sale.
The China First coal mine is located at Galilee Basin in Queensland, Australia where abundant coal resources can be found. The project involves the construction of a coal mining and processing field with an annual production capacity of 40 million tons, a 500 km railway, two wharfs with 200,000-DWT berths and other projects. The investor is Resourcehouse Ltd. controlled by Cliver Palmer, a famous businessman in Australia.
About Metallurgical Corporation of China Ltd.
Metallurgical Corporation of China Ltd. ("MCC"; HK:1618; CH:601618) is a large industrial group operating in various specialized fields, across different industries and in many countries, with engineering and construction, resources development, equipment manufacturing and property development as our principal businesses. MCC is one of the largest engineering and construction companies in the world. The Company is a Fortune Global 500 company in terms of 2008 revenues. In 2009, the Company ranked 27th among the Top 500 Chinese Enterprises in terms of 2008 revenues according to the China Enterprise Confederation and China Enterprise Directors Association. MCC was listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited on 24 September 2009. In the same year, MCC was included in FTSE Xinhua Hong Kong Index constituent stocks and Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Index constituent stocks in China. Please visit www.mccchina.com.
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Feb 11, 2010
Source: Metallurgical Corporation of China Ltd.
Topic: Press release summary
Sectors: Metals & Mining
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