WestStar secures second Cataby contract

WestStar Industrial subsidiary, Simpec, has won a $1.7 million contract at Iluka Resources’ Cataby mineral sands project, located approximately 150 kilometres north of Perth.

The contract award brings WestStar’s order book to approximately $13 million, with Simpec contributing around $9.5 million to that total.

Under the terms of the contract, Simpec will construct four tanks including structural, mechanical and piping works, over a three-month period, as part of the assembly of a mineral and chemical processing facility.

In July this year, WestStar was awarded its second contract at Talison Lithium’s Greenbushes mine, bringing its order book at Greenbushes to $4.2 million.

This second Greenbushes contract win came just a month after it won a $1.3 million design and management contract for a mixed-use commercial property development at the corner of Prowse and Thomas streets in West Perth.

WestStar’s order book currently stands at approximately $13 million, with Simpec contributing around $9.5 million to that total.

Simpec managing director Mark Dimasi said the company’s work at the Greenbushes mine was a key factor behind the contract win.

“This is a tribute to our tank delivery team stemming from our current project down in Greenbushes Western Australia,” he said.

“What a commendable achievement to secure a project directly with Iluka and further utilising our tank team to deliver industry excellence.”

WestStar shares were flat at 1.3 cents each at 12pm AEDT.