SNC-Lavalin Group, the embattled engineering firm at the heart of Canada’s biggest political crisis in years, has been dealt another blow in Chile.
Copper producer Codelco said Monday that it canceled a contract worth $260-million to build two new acid plants in the Chuquicamata mine. Montreal-based SNC has “seriously” and “repeatedly” breached aspects of its contracts, according to Codelco, which cited delays in construction and in payments to subcontractors, as well as quality issues.