AUSTRALIA —Australian multidisciplinary engineering and construction services provider Civmec has secured a series of new contract awards and panel extensions with a combined value exceeding AU$ 220 million. The major awards include a pivotal contract from Alcoa for the multidisciplinary construction of a gallium production plant at the Wagerup Alumina Refinery in Western Australia, alongside a Bulk Cargo Terminal works contract from Glencore at its Murrin Murrin Operations. Works under these newly secured contracts and extensions are scheduled for execution across FY27 and FY28, pushing Civmec's total order book to approximately AU$ 1.50 billion.
Under the contract awarded by Alcoa, Civmec will execute the comprehensive construction of process facilities for the gallium production facility, encompassing civil, structural, mechanical, piping, as well as electrical and instrumentation works. The scope of work also involves building the main process building, storage tanks, laboratory facilities, and associated supporting infrastructure, followed by commissioning support for Alcoa. The construction phase is anticipated to generate up to 200 local jobs. Additionally, Civmec expanded its ongoing maintenance portfolio through key project wins, including the bulk handling infrastructure project for Glencore at Murrin Murrin Operations in Western Australia.
The contract wins underscore growing commercial momentum across Western Australia's critical minerals processing sector, where domestic supply chain resilience is increasingly prioritized by international trade alliances. The Wagerup Gallium Project represents a strategic initiative backed by industry and government stakeholders across Australia, Japan, and the United States to establish a reliable, non-concentrated supply of gallium, a essential critical mineral widely used in advanced semiconductors, optoelectronics, radar systems, and green energy technology. By establishing processing capabilities at Alcoa's existing alumina refinery, the venture demonstrates how major industrial operators are leveraging established infrastructure to extract high-value critical minerals from secondary industrial streams.
For Civmec, the AU$ 220 million injection of orders reinforces its ongoing corporate strategy to diversify its revenue streams and deepen long-term service agreements with Tier-1 resource producers. By expanding its recurring maintenance, sustaining capital works, and early contractor involvement engagements across regional hubs like Port Hedland and Gladstone, Civmec mitigates cyclical risks associated with single large-scale capital projects. For the broader mining and engineering services industry, the contract awards reflect robust demand for integrated EPC and maintenance partners capable of delivering complex, multidisciplinary industrial processing plants within tight regulatory and operational timelines.
