RE:Recovery of SPLInteresting numbers that hilights how big the management of SPL could be.
Below, it gives us a glimpse of the numerous Clients that would benefit from our SPL technology in due time.
China
The worldwide production of primary aluminum was 63.6 million tonnes in 2018.3 With more than 60 aluminum smelters, China was the largest producer of primary aluminum in the world, producing 35.8 million tonnes and accounting for approximately 56.3% of global production. The top seven aluminum companies in China produced 20.42 million tonnes of primary aluminum, which accounted for 57% of the total aluminum produced in China, according to 2018 company annual reports. There were 12 electrolytic aluminum enterprises in China at the time, operating with an annual capacity of over 1 million tonnes each, and with a combined capacity that accounted for over 70% of the aluminum production in the country.
The top seven aluminum companies in China generated 449,240 tonnes of SPL in 2018, which was 57% of the SPL generated in China. The largest company, China Hongqiao Group, generated 140,800 tonnes of SPL that year, which represented 17.8% of the total amount produced in China. “Managing the hazardous residues from spent pot lining residues is a challenging issue facing the aluminum industry,” said Mr. Pierre Carabin, Chief Technology Officer and Chief Strategist at PyroGenesis. “According to the Company’s internal calculations, we estimate the global value of of spent pot lining recovery at approx. $3 billion. If successful, this project will be another PyroGenesis offering aimed at improving the environment through landfill and GHG reduction.”