# Fluor awarded EPCM contract for Iluka's Eneabba rare earths refinery in Australia

Fluor Corporation was awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract by Iluka Resources for its Eneabba rare earths refinery in Western Australia. The refinery will have a feed capacity of 55,000 tonnes per annum to produce rare earth oxides, with first production scheduled for 2025.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2022-06-22
- Where: Eneabba, Western Australia, Australia
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 55,000 tonnes per annum feed capacity; 17,500 tonnes per annum rare earth oxides
- Products: rare earth oxides (neodymium, praseodymium, dysprosium, terbium)
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Fluor](https://endata.com/companies/901.md)
- [Iluka Resources](https://endata.com/companies/20153.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [newsroom.fluor.com](https://newsroom.fluor.com/news-releases/news-details/2022/Fluor-Awarded-Engineering-Procurement-and-Construction-Management-Services-Contract-for-Ilukas-Eneabba-Rare-Earths-Refinery-in-Australia/default.aspx), 2022-06-22: "Rare earths are critical minerals that provide key inputs to a broad range of technologies including the permanent magnets that are essential for electric vehicles and renewable energy infrastructure."

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