Alcoa (NYSE:AA), Ma'aden Secure $1.9 Billion for JV

Loan deals worth $1.9 billion have been signed by Alcoa (NYSE:AA) and Ma'aden in order to further their work on the giant aluminum project in Saudi Arabia.

This is in addition to the already-secured $2.6 billion in financing from the Saudi Public Investment Fund and the Saudi Industrial Development Fund for the first phase of development.

The two companies have entered into a contract to develop a $10.8 billion industrial complex to sell to the region and international markets.

A key part of the project is a huge bauxite mine in Qassim, which has the capacity to produce up to 4 million metric tons.

Financing for the second phase of the project is expected to start up soon.