12 SEPTEMBER 2011Market Watch
Aluminum producers drive smelting technology
Edited by : AL CIRCLE
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Technology will advance the growth in aluminum smelting capacity, with key innovation coming from producers, an executive at engineering and project management consultancy Hatch said Friday.
Martin Desmeules, a global director of Hatch's aluminum division, told a Metal Bulletin conference in Paris that there are a "good number" of technology providers in the market.
"Core reduction technology development will continue to be driven by producers," he said. "Technologies are evolving towards higher amperage and greater efficiency," he added.
But "breakthrough" technologies are not expected to hit the market soon, he said.
It can take up to 65 months to build a greenfield smelter from scratch, including the various studies required,he noted.
Martin Desmeules, a global director of Hatch's aluminum division, told a Metal Bulletin conference in Paris that there are a "good number" of technology providers in the market.
"Core reduction technology development will continue to be driven by producers," he said. "Technologies are evolving towards higher amperage and greater efficiency," he added.
But "breakthrough" technologies are not expected to hit the market soon, he said.
It can take up to 65 months to build a greenfield smelter from scratch, including the various studies required,he noted.
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