Alcoa and FYI Resources, the Australian listed resources company that aims at developing an innovative and vertically integrated high quality, high-purity alumina will commence the HPA trials at FYI’s pilot plant facility in Welshpool, Western Australia in October 2021.
The trials are part of the initial phase for the two companies that conducted joint development projects.
On 19th October, the pilot plant production is slated to commence and will pursue for 24 hours per day across the preceding two weeks.
A further two weeks of continuous operations will happen at the pilot plant, after a short break to analyse the initial production data.
The pilot plant’s trial position is to denote processing efficiencies through the production of HPA with the product to be utilized for further detailed product qualification and assessment by prospective customers and offtake parties.
While a portion of the HPA output from the trial will also be used to progress broader applications and downstream opportunities, comprising HPA anode development.
Roland Hill, Managing Director, FYI Resources said: “The pilot plant trial represents a critical step in the company’s joint venture with Alcoa.”
“The extended pilot plant trial is an important phase in our HPA project development,” he said.
“We are excited that we are approaching this milestone with Alcoa as it provides us with an ideal opportunity to finalise our initial design and engineering before progressing the final engineering phases.”
“The significant quantity of HPA generated from the pilot plant will support our customer outreach program, including the provision of further assessment material as requested by the various potential off-take parties seeking to undertake detailed qualification studies on our high-quality HPA.”
Alcoa and FYI announced earlier in October 2021 that the two had executed a binding term sheet, sketching plans to begin construction on an 8000 mtpa HPA plant in 2024.
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