Strabag and Rio Tinto Enter into Exclusive Partnership

IndustrialsConstruction ♦ Published: February 22, 2013; 11:15 ♦ (Vindobona)

Cooperation between the Austrian construction group and the Australian mining group in research & development. Two phases: field trials and exclusivity period-

Strabag and Rio Tinto Enter into Exclusive Partnership / Picture: © Strabag SE

Global mining company Rio Tinto, in cooperation with tunnel boring machine manufacturers, recently developed two new tunnel boring systems (TBS) and one shaft boring system (SBS). Now STRABAG SE, the publicly listed European construction group, has signed an agreement with Rio Tinto for a longterm partnership in two phases:

During Phase 1, which…