Finnish mining equipment maker Metso Outotec has been awarded an Є11 million (US$11.5 million) contract for the delivery of advanced electrowinning equipment to a copper cathode production plant in Africa. 

Metso Outotec's scope of delivery includes the supply of basic engineering and equipment for the copper electrowinning plant expansion.

Metso Outotec's offering for copper electrowinning tankhouses comprises pre-engineered solutions, key equipment, and services to ensure superior process performance, increased safety, and minimized environmental impact.

Metso Outotec also announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Tesab, a Northern Ireland based company specializing mostly on mobile crushing equipment for aggregates applications, including quarrying, recycling, asphalt and concrete.  

Tesab's offering will complement Metso Outotec's offering in the mobile crushing and screening markets. Tesab continues as an independent product brand within Metso Outotec, with its more than 60 employees integrating to the Metso Outotec group.