Friday, 6th March 2015, Mr. Paul Néaoutyine, President of the Northern Province and Mr. Oh Joon Kwon, POSCO CEO, along with Mr. André Dang Van Nha, SMSP CEO and key NC Officials, proceeded to the Official opening ceremony of SNNC Pyrometallurgical Plant’s Second Production Line, located at Gwangyang industrial site. More than fifty members including...
François Hollande, The President of the French Republic visited the Northern Plant on Monday November 17, 2014, joined by George Pau-Langevin, Minister of Overseas, Paul Néaoutyine, President of the Northern Province, Ivan Glasenberg, Chief Executive Officer, Glencore, André Dang Van Nha, President, SMSP, Peter Hancock, President, Koniambo Nickel and Vincent Bouvier, High Commissioner of the...
The Prime Minister attended a nickel‘s casting performance at the Northern Plant on 27th July 2013. He was accompanied by an important delegation including Victorin Lurel, Minister of Overseas Territories, Fleur Pellerin, Deputy Minister of innovation and small & medium companies, Jean-Jacques Brot, High Comissionner of the French Republic in New Caledonia, Philippe Gomes Member...
Following the validation of the technical feasibility study, the execution and financing plans, the partners SMSP and POSCO sign the agreement on the expansion of the ferronickel production unit. The production unit in Gwangyang, with an annual nominal capacity of 30,000 tons of nickel metal contained in ferronickel, will increase its capacity of 24,000 additional...
A special celebration of the Northern Plant’s first nickel tapping was convened on Friday, April 19, with the presence of the State and Government representatives, the Northern Province’s President as well as SMSP’s and Xstrata’s representatives. The program began with a guests’ welcome ceremony, performed by the Northern Plant’s President, Peter Hancock, before the participants...
During this committee KNS has presented the general advancement of the project (including healthy, safety & environmental issues, work in progress of the construction, commissioning of the first line, human resources) while the Cellule Koniambo unit has presented the current situation on the demobilization of subcontractors working and the organization of CGE VKP.
The 17th SMSP/POSCO/NMC/SNNC Technical and Financial Committee was held in Noumea from 4th to 6th December 2012. On the agenda of the Technical Committee was found the ore’s quality, granulometry, demurrage outcomes and the annual program of production vessels. The Financial Committee has meanwhile, dealt with fundamental issues such as business plan of NMC and...
During this committee KNS has presented the general advancement of the project (including safety & environmental issues, rump up and work in progress of the construction, human resources and social initiatives) while the Cellule Koniambo unit has presented the current situation on the demobilisation of subcontractors working and an analysis on the real estate needs...
The Overseas Minister went to Koné on November 25, 2012 and visited the Northern Plant. He was accompanied by a delegation comprising the President of the Northern Province Paul Néaoutyine and the elected members, the High Commissioner Albert Dupuy, the Member of Parliement Sonia Lagarde, the Senate President Luc Wema, the Congress President Gérard Poadja,...
First visit for Kim Joonsik, Senior Executive Vice President of POSCO, in charge of the stainless steel division. The same elected Members of the Northern Province who visited Korea in June, welcomed the delegation to the traditional hut. The delegation was then invited to sit in the premises of the Assembly in order to discover...
