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Firms land mega aluminum deal

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BEIJING, April 19 -- In the largest non-ferrous project awarded to Chinese companies to date, two Chinese firms yesterday landed an aluminum¹ complex contract in Saudi Arabia.

China Non-ferrous Metal Industry's Foreign Engineering and Construction Co Ltd (NFC) and China National Machinery² Industry Corporation (SINOMACH), signed an agreement with Saudi company Western Way for Industrial Development Co (WWIDC) to develop an alumina and aluminum complex in Jazan Economic City.

The Jazan project will produce 1.6 million tons of alumina and 700,000 tons of aluminum annually³. With a total investment of over 5 billion U.S. dollars, it will be one of the largest aluminum complexes in the world, said WWIDC.

"With Chinese supply, we gain a low-cost and quality project, and in conjunction with their foreign partners, the best technology and operating support," said Abdullah Basodan, president of WWIDC.

NFC is one of the top contractors⁵ in the world. It has designed and built many projects in the non-ferrous metal sector⁶ such as ferroalloy plants, zinc⁷ smelters and alumina plants. Its projects are located in Asia, Australia and the Middle East, said company president Luo Tao.

"NFC is fully⁸ confident that it will build a world-class complex. This will be among the largest facilities ever built outside China by Chinese companies, and will also be one of the largest aluminum producers in the world," he said.

"As a State-owned enterprise, SINOMACH has taken an active part in the international project contracting business. It is working on the Trinidad-Tobago aluminum factory project, which is the largest international project ever undertaken by China in Central America and the Caribbean," said Ren Hongbin, president of SINOMACH.

With Chinese contractors quickly expanding their market share in recent years, China has become the sixth-largest engineering contractor⁴ in the world, with a turnover⁹ of 21.76 billion dollars in 2005.

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1 aluminum
n.(aluminium)铝
参考例句：
The aluminum sheets cannot be too much thicker than 0.04 inches.铝板厚度不能超过0.04英寸。 During the launch phase,it would ride in a protective aluminum shell.在发射阶段，它盛在一只保护的铝壳里。

2 machinery
n.(总称)机械，机器；机构
参考例句：
Has the machinery been put up ready for the broadcast?广播器材安装完毕了吗？ Machinery ought to be well maintained all the time.机器应该随时注意维护。

3 annually
adv.一年一次，每年
参考例句：
Many migratory birds visit this lake annually.许多候鸟每年到这个湖上作短期逗留。 They celebrate their wedding anniversary annually.他们每年庆祝一番结婚纪念日。

4 contractor
n.订约人，承包人，收缩肌
参考例句：
The Tokyo contractor was asked to kick $ 6000 back as commission.那个东京的承包商被要求退还6000美元作为佣金。 The style of house the contractor builds depends partly on the lay of the land.承包商所建房屋的式样，有几分要看地势而定。

5 contractors
n.（建筑、监造中的）承包人( contractor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
We got estimates from three different contractors before accepting the lowest. 我们得到3个承包商的报价后，接受了最低的报价。来自《简明英汉词典》 Contractors winning construction jobs had to kick back 2 per cent of the contract price to the mafia. 赢得建筑工作的承包商得抽出合同价格的百分之二的回扣给黑手党。来自《简明英汉词典》

6 sector
n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形
参考例句：
The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。 The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

7 zinc
n.锌；vt.在...上镀锌
参考例句：
Brass is formed by the fusion of copper and zinc.黄铜是通过铜和锌的熔合而成的。 Zinc is used to protect other metals from corrosion.锌被用来保护其他金属不受腐蚀。

8 fully
adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地
参考例句：
The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。 They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

9 turnover
n.人员流动率，人事变动率；营业额，成交量
参考例句：
The store greatly reduced the prices to make a quick turnover.这家商店实行大减价以迅速周转资金。 Our turnover actually increased last year.去年我们的营业额竟然增加了。

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