New Aker Kvaerner contract in Hoyanger
ERAS Metal AS shall retrieve zinc from zinciferous iron dust in Hoyanger. The production starts in May 2005. In addition to maintenance services Aker Kvaerner Industrial Maintenance will also assist ERAS Metal AS with modifications and project work on the site.
Earlier this autumn Hydro in Hoyanger signed a new five-year maintenance contract with Aker Kvaerner Industrial Maintenance.
"The results we have achieved through a long lasting and good cooperation with Hydro have given other companies like ERAS Metall confidence in our maintenance concept. Together with the new customer we have exciting ideas of how to develop this cooperation further, "says Mr. Kjell-Inge Solhaug, Branch Manager of Aker Kvaerner Industrial Maintenance in Hoyanger.
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For further information, please contact:
Jan Bull-Simonsen, President Aker Kværner Industrial Maintenance,
Telephone +47 906 79 225
Kjell-Inge Solhaug, Department Managager Aker Kværner Industrial Maintenance, Hoeyanger, Telephone +47 992 88 817
Telephone +47 906 79 225
Kjell-Inge Solhaug, Department Managager Aker Kværner Industrial Maintenance, Hoeyanger, Telephone +47 992 88 817
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