Strong focus on quality performance for 2011
Following two years of economic turmoil around the world, the global economy continues to gain strength, and our clients are once again investing for future growth. All three of our business sectors — Mining & Metals, Energy and Infrastructure — are showing significant strength and healthy growth trajectories.
For Hatch this means we apply our experience, our systems, and innovations and technologies wherever our clients request our assistance.
Today our assignments vary from early feasibility studies to design and construction management, and we are managing projects with a capital value of more than $35 billion.
At the same time, it is vitally important that our projects consider the environment and social impacts on the communities in which they are executed. Over the last several years we have significantly expanded our Environmental Services Group. Our capabilities in environment, community and sustainable development, including corporate social responsibility, are winning well-deserved accolades from our clients.
Client projects in five regions
This is Hatch 2011 is an annual review of client projects in Australasia, North America, South America, Europe and Africa.
In Australasia, our participation continues in the $43-billion Gorgon liquefied natural gas project. The Metals group is working on Ranger, Rio Tinto’s uranium oxide mine; GEMCO , the manganese mine for BHP Billiton and Anglo American; and Vale’s Goro in New Caledonia where we provide operational services. At the same time, the Infrastructure team was busy with the next phase of Newcastle Coal Infrastructure Group’s export facility
In China, our process experts helped position Hatch for two significant projects: the calcium carbide and magnesium smelter projects for Qinghai Salt Lake Group and the Jiangsu lithium carbonate plant for Galaxy Lithium. In India our team now serves the Steel Authority of India and Jindal, a world-scale steelmaker.
Our team in Europe is working on uranium and gold studies for Elkonskiy and Kinross in Russia.
South Africa’s export upgrade
In Africa, the $12-billion Transnet program to transform South Africa’s rail and port infrastructure continues into its sixth year. The Mining & Metals team has been focused on the Anglo Platinum base metal refinery (BMR) project, the Kolomela iron-ore mine and the Zimplats BMR project.
Our Energy group also entered into a long-term contract as the Licensor’s Engineer for the Sasol® Fixed Bed, Dry Bottom™ Gasification technology.
Increased activity in the Americas
In South America, we are working with Codelco in Chile on three significant assignments: the Chuquicamata undergound mine, the Ministro Hales mine and concentrator and a new operations support contract. We have also assembled a team to study the El Morro gold project for Goldcorp. In Brazil we received our first project with Petrobras, the world’s third largest energy company by market capitalization. We also opened an office in Peru.
In North America we are working with Mosaic on their Colonsay and the Esterhazy K2 and K3 potash projects; the Pueblo Viejo gold project for Barrick in the Dominican Republic; and a molybdenum project at Endako for Thompson Creek Mining in British Columbia, Canada. Also during the year we continued work with our new alliance with U.S. Steel in Pittsburgh. In the Energy sector we have been active with many hydropower projects, including Lower Mattagami in Ontario and several projects for Manitoba Hydro; and nuclear projects for Westinghouse and Bruce Power. In Alberta we entered into an agreement with N-Solv to advance a novel in situ oil sands extraction process with Enbridge and
Suncor as partners.
Late last year we were again selected as one of Canada’s 50 Best-Managed Companies by Deloitte, CIBC, The Financial Post and the business school at Queen’s University.
Finally, we thank our clients for the challenges that have pushed us to extraordinary efforts.
Kurt Strobele
Chairman & CEO
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