Sichuan Road and Bridge Group (abbreviated as SRBG) is a Chinese engineering company which builds civil works in domestic and international projects. Through a subsidiary, Sichuan Road & Bridge Mining Investment Development Corp. Ltd., it is also involved in gold mining.
| Company type | State-owned enterprise |
|---|---|
| Industry | Construction, gold mining |
| Headquarters | , |
| Website | Official website |
International projects
editMost of the company's business is in China but it also carries out work in Eritrea, Norway, Tanzania, Cambodia, and the United Arab Emirates.[1][dead link]
The company has had an especially long standing relationship with Eritrea with both Chinese and Eritrea officials calling the company a positive force in bilateral relations.[2][dead link] In Eritrea it has built[when?] several major civil works including roads and hospitals and employed 3,000 local employees.[2]
Awarded in 2013 a €93 million contract to build the steelwork for the 1553 meter long Hålogaland Bridge in Norway to be completed in 2017.[3] It was completed in December 2018 after a delay.
6 projects in Eritrea starting from 1996 including the Massawa Municipal Road Works (1996); Asmara Municipal Road Works (2004); Massawa Seawall Road Rehabilitation Project (2005); Asmara Optical Hospital Improvement Project (2011); Eritrean Technology College Improvement & Extension Project (2012); and Eritrean Agriculture College Improvement & Extension Project (2012).[1][dead link] Work had been disrupted by the outbreak of the Eritrean–Ethiopian War but the company continued involvement in the country.[2][dead link]
Mining
editThe company is also involved in gold mining in Eritrea. Through its subsidiary, Sichuan Road & Bridge Mining Investment Development Corp. Ltd., purchased a 60% stake in gold mining asset from the Australian mining company Sunridge Gold for $US65 million in November 2015.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Engineered for Success". Chinafrica. February 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c Ni, Yanshuo. "China-Eritrea Friendship Builders". Beijing Review.
- ^ "Chinese company to build longest bridge in Northern Norway". Barents Observer.
- ^ "Sichuan Road & Bridge Mining Investment Development purchases Sunridge Gold by way of asset deal for US$65 million (C$85 million)". Faskin Martineau.