# China Machinery Engineering signs $545 million Tajik aluminum smelter upgrade contract

China Machinery Engineering Corporation signed a contract with Tajik Aluminum Company (TALCO) for the 300kt/a electrolytic aluminum production line technical renovation project in Tajikistan. The contract value is approximately USD 545 million, with a 24-month construction period split into two 12-month phases.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2019-04-15
- Where: Tajikistan, Tajikistan
- Value: $545.0M
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 300 kt/a
- Products: electrolytic aluminum
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [China Machinery Engineering](https://endata.com/companies/2168.md)
- [Tajik Aluminum Company](https://endata.com/companies/38789.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [beta.zhitongcaijing.com](http://beta.zhitongcaijing.com/content/detail/197954.html), 2019-04-17: "于2019年4月15日，该公司与塔吉克斯坦共和国塔吉克铝业公司就塔吉克300kt/a电解铝生产线技改项目签署了合同。"

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