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muchogustoon Apr 27, 2017 6:38am
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[PCC Silicon Metal Production - FMR take the chance]
[PCC Silicon Metal Production - FMR take the chance]Project engineering and construction of an advanced silicon metal production plant in Iceland
In Iceland we are building one of the worlds most advanced and most environmentally compatible silicon metal production plants, with completion due in 2018.
An important objective of this project, which accounts for an investment volume of around US$300 million, is to significantly extend our value chain, with the quartzite required as the feedstock for this facility being obtained from the Group-owned quarry in Zagrze, Poland. A JORC (Joint Ore Reserves Committee) certificate has already been obtained, confirming that the quarry is able to supply quartzite of sufficient quality and quantity in order to maintain silicon metal production for at least 15 years. Silicon metal is used, among other things, as an aluminium alloyant; it is also employed in the chemicals industry for the manufacture of siloxanes and silicones. Our silicon metal output is, to a large extent, already covered by long-term purchase agreements involving German companies as the primary customers, thus contributing to the security of raw material supplies to Germany. The plant will satisfy high environmental standards and be supplied exclusively with electricity from renewable energy sources (geothermal). The production facility will create more than 100 permanent on-site jobs, turnkey construction by Dsseldorf plant constructor SMS group GmbH.
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