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Leighton Contractors, a wholly owned subsidiary of Leighton Holdings Limited (ASX:LEI) says it’s been named as preferred contractor for the Solomon iron ore project in Western Australia’s Pilbara region, owned by Fortescue Metals Group Limited (ASX:FMG).
Only yesterday Leighton also announced it had been awarded almost $700 million of work in Indonesia and across Australia.
Leighton Holdings also reconfirmed its guidance for underlying net profit after tax for the six months to June 30 of $100-$150 million and for the full year to December of $400-500 million.
In the first half of the 2012 financial year, Leighton reported a net profit $345 million.