Demonstration plant for novel magnesium extraction process
A magnesium oxide production plant at Latrobe Valley, Victoria, Australia, will pilot for the first time a new hydrometallurgical extraction and thermal reduction process.
Tenova has been awarded the contract by Latrobe Magnesium Limited (LMG) to engineer, supply and supervise the plant showcasing Tenova's patented technology.
The plant will harvest magnesium metal from a fly ash resource - a waste stream from brown coal power generation. The released CO2 emissions are reportedly 50% less than comparable magnesium production plants.
The demonstration plant will initially have capacity of 1,000t magnesium per year. In the second stage, LMG intends to develop a commercial-scale operation with a capacity of 10,000-40,000t/yr.
