Metso to deliver precious metals refinery to Hindalco in India
Metso Corporation’s press release on October 28, 2024, at 09:00 a.m. EET
Hindalco Industries Limited, a global leader in aluminum and copper, and a flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group, has awarded Metso an order for the delivery of engineering and key equipment for a new precious metals refinery to be built in the State of Gujarat in India. The new state-of-the-art precious metals refinery plant will be associated with the new e-waste recycling plant. Commissioning is expected to take place within two years.
The Metso scope of delivery consists of a KaldoTM furnace with off-gas handling and silver refining equipment. Metso will also deliver basic engineering for the precious metals refinery. The order value, which is not disclosed, is booked in the Minerals segment’s fourth-quarter 2024 orders received.
“We are excited to have been trusted with yet another important order from Hindalco Industries. The new plant will allow Hindalco Industries to increase their production of precious metals. Our precious metals refining technology ensures high recovery, low operating costs and high-quality products, all achieved within a short processing time. The process is highly automated, offering a safe working environment and zero toxic gas emissions,” says Lauri Närhi, Director, Sales, Smelting at Metso.
Metso offers industry leading technology and equipment for the complete copper processing value chain – from ore to cathodes and associated byproducts. Metso's Outotec® Precious Metals Refinery technology is used for treating copper anode slime to recover high value precious metals. It can also be applied for a wide range of other precious metals containing materials such as lead anode slime, as well as precious metals concentrates, residues and slags.
Find out more about Metso’s solutions for precious metals refineries on our website.
Further information:
Jonny Eliasson, Director, Non-Ferrous and Smelting Recycling, Metso, tel. +46 702 540 657, email: jonny.eliasson(at)metso.com
Helena Marjaranta, Vice President, Communications and Brand, Metso, tel. +358 20 484 3212, email: helena.marjaranta(at)metso.com
Metso is a frontrunner in sustainable technologies, end-to-end solutions and services for the aggregates, minerals processing and metals refining industries globally. We improve our customers’ energy and water efficiency, increase their productivity, and reduce environmental risks with our product and service expertise. We are the partner for positive change.
Headquartered in Espoo, Finland, Metso employs over 17,000 people in close to 50 countries and sales for 2023 were about EUR 5.4 billion. The company is listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki. Metso.com, x.com/metsoofficial
