Meclift reach truck

Finnish truck manufacturer Meclift has signed a sales contract with a Qatari aluminium company.

The USD1.55 million (EUR1.2 million) contract with Qatar Aluminium is for the supply of two Meclift ML3012RC 30-tonne variable reach trucks and several custom-made lifting attachments for loading bundles of aluminium into 20-inch (508mm) and 40-inch (1,016mm) containers.

The machines will be delivered to Qatar in mid-2009 and will be used during the loading process.

Qatar Petroleum and Norwegian Hydro Aluminium AS own Qatar Aluminium Ltd. The company is building a new aluminium plant with an approximate capacity of 585,000 tonnes per year.

Meclift is part of the Kangasalan Pajamäki companies, based in Finland.