Alcan awards feasibility study for Kitimat smelter expansion

Alcan said that it has signed a contract with Bechtel to produce a Detailed Feasibility Study and Preliminary Engineering to confirm the cost estimate and overall project and execution schedule of the planned expansion of Alcan's Kitimat smelter in British Columbia. The company has previously announced its intention to lift capacity at Kitimat from the current 277,000tpy to 400,000tpy over a 2009-2011 timeframe.