MINING sponsored and supported city planning studies by Surbana of Singapore and the Boké special economic zone . The consortium has also arranged for Chinese and Singaporean potential investors to explore investment opportunities in Guinea ,” he states . SMB-WAP also uses its logistics system to bring reliable , competitive two ways flows of goods and materials between Guinea and Asia .
We ask how SMB-WAP ensures minimal environmental damage . “ The environmental impact is minimal because we primarily have an operation which is exclusively excavation without transformation ,” Frédéric Bouzigues answers . “ No drying , burning or adding chemicals . We are lucky to have bauxite treated as a block , which does not spread much dust in the air .” Moreover , making use of the unique high temperature high pressure high traffic volume operation environment , the consortium innovatively caused the haulage road to basically a dust free corridor .
Additionally , SMB-WAP has built programs for the rehabilitation and reorganisation of excavated areas . It will replant crops such as cashew and palm trees .
The consortium also recognises that it has an economic responsibility to the people of Guinea . Professional services network PwC monitors the payment of foreign exchange taxes from SMB-WAP to the state and SGS analysis of cargoes . “ It is interesting to refer to an important point which was made precisely by PwC on the bauxite market ,”
“ The project has attracted and worked with stakeholders of international standard from all over the world ”
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