Weir Group, the Glasgow-based global mining and engineering FTSE 100 firm, said it has been awarded a £25 million contract to provide sustainable solutions to the next phase of OCP Group’s Benguerir and Louta greenfield phosphate projects in Morocco.

“The order will support the continued construction of the Louta project and the trebling of production from the Benguerir project, where Weir has previously provided similar separation and desliming solutions also based on our market leading WARMAN slurry pump and CAVEX hydrocyclone technology,” said Weir.

“The Benguerir expansion will start up following the initial phase of the project which has scheduled first production in 2024, with an estimated total mine life of more than 100 years.

“The £25m contract award will be recognised in the order book during the remainder of Q3 2024. After commissioning of the equipment, aftermarket support will be provided via Weir technical experts from our Moroccan service centre, which is located close to the projects.

“The receipt of orders associated with the contract award does not result in a change to Weir’s full year 2024 financial guidance as of 30 July 2024.”

Weir Group has 12,000 employees operating in over 50 countries with a presence in every major mining region of the world.

Weir CEO Jon Stanton said: “We are pleased to have secured this major contract. It represents a strong endorsement of our WARMAN and CAVEX ranges that provide energy efficient separation at scale to support our customer’s productivity and sustainability goals.

“Along with our industry-leading solutions, we promise our customers world class service; our local team are delighted to continue to deliver for OCP as they commission the initial phase at Benguerir and look to expand these exciting projects.”