# Metso wins €100M contract to supply copper refining technology to Southern Peru Copper

Metso signed a major agreement with Southern Peru Copper Corporation to supply copper SX-EW technology for the Tia Maria project in Peru, valued at €100 million, for a plant producing 120,000 tons of copper cathodes per year.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2026-03-30
- Where: Cocachacra, Province of Islay, Arequipa, Peru
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 120,000 tons of copper cathodes per year
- Products: solvent extraction and electrowinning plants, robotic cathode stripping machine
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Metso](https://endata.com/companies/240.md) (supplier)
- [Southern Peru Copper Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/14131.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [uk.marketscreener.com](https://uk.marketscreener.com/news/metso-outotec-oyj-wins-major-greenfield-contract-to-supply-copper-refining-technology-to-southern-ce7e51d8d18afe21), 2026-03-30: "Metso has signed a major agreement with Southern Peru Copper Corporation for the supply of copper Solvent Extraction and Electrowinning (SX-EW) technology to the company's Tia Maria project."
- [marketscreener.com](https://www.marketscreener.com/news/metso-outotec-oyj-wins-major-greenfield-contract-to-supply-copper-refining-technology-to-southern-ce7e51d8d18afe21), 2026-03-30: "Metso has signed a major agreement with Southern Peru Copper Corporation for the supply of copper Solvent Extraction and Electrowinning (SX-EW) technology to the company's Tia Maria project."

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