Metso to Supply Equipment to Richards Bay
Metso Minerals will supply bulk materials
handling equipment to Bateman Africa
(Pty) Ltd. for Richards Bay Coal Terminal
(RBCT) situated on the east coast of
South Africa. The delivery, installation
and commissioning will be completed by
the first quarter of 2009. The value of
the order is approximately €17 million
(approx. ZAR 160 million). The order
comprises a twin-cell rotary railcar
dumper system and a stacker reclaimer.
The railcar dumper rotates two railcars at
a time and will be capable of unloading
trains at the rate of 65 railcars per hour.
The stacker reclaimer has a 60-m boom
outreach with an average reclaim rate of
4,500 metric tons per hour and a stacking
rate of 6,000 mt per hour. The order
also comprises commissioning and installation
services. Metso’s supply is part
of the overall solution for the expansion
of the terminal. Once the expansion is
completed, the terminal annual throughput
capacity will increase from 72 million
mt to 91 million mt. Bateman Africa
is the main contractor for engineering,
procurement and construction (EPC) for
the RBCT phase V expansion project.
RBCT is the largest single export coal terminal
in the world and it employs approximately
500 permanent people.