Cooperation between Rizhao Port of Shandong Port Group with Aluminum Corporation of China (Chinalco)

Location: Boffa, Guinea

The project is sponsored by Chinalco to ensure a steady and sustainable supply of the company's bauxite resources. The project will be developed in stages and the initial production capacity is expected to be 12 million tons per year.

Port of Rizhao and Chinalco signed the strategic cooperation agreement and port operation service contract June 28, 2019, and are jointly responsible for the operation and management of the river terminal at Boffa in Guinea.

The strategic cooperation between the two parties guarantees low-cost and high-efficiency bauxite logistics services for Chinalco's aluminum plants in Shanxi and Henan provinces, and will build a whole-process bauxite logistics chain from the development of foreign mines to the domestic end users. It is of great significance in enhancing the brand influence of Rizhao port in Shandong province.

The river terminal of the Boffa project [Photo provided to en.sd-port.com]