Metallurgy & Business Improvement Consulting
Solve Complex Problems of Metallurgical Plants
Help clients to solve technical problems of their metallurgical plants (crushing, comminution, flotation, smelting, electro-refinery).
Project Studies & Operational Readiness
Help clients to study feasibility of metallurgical projects, review and optimize designs, deliver operational readiness program, and commission new metallurgical facilities
Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement
Help clients to improve their business profitability through structured continuous improvement program aiming efficiency gains and cost saving opportunities, and promote organizational capacity for transformation
Featured Work
Copper Flash Smelting & Refinery
- Improved flash smelting furnace concentrate burner efficiency by ~10%
- Developed heat and mass balance process control models, which reduced slag chemistry variation by 30%
- Extended furnace refractory campaign life by 2 years by applying slag metallurgy research outcomes into operation best practices
- Improved refinery cathode production capacity by 7ktpa
Mineral Processing
- Led operational readiness and commissioning of a green-field base metal plant (1.5mpta ore) to successful completion. The operational readiness program focused on 3S (Strategy, System and Structure), and built all safety & operations management procedures from zero
- Completed pre-feasibility study of a 24mtpa magnetite project
Award-Winning Continuous Improvement Program
- Designed and implemented a Continuous Improvement Program which realised cumulative EBITDA benefit of $160M over 3 years for an aged steel plant
- Trained 20-30 frontline leaders and engineers in Lean Six-Sigma