Orbite Technologies Inc (EORBF)

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$EORBF - ORT.TO - Orbite Produces First Tonne of High Purity Alumina at Plant in Cap-Chat, Quebec

http://www.orbitealuminae.com/en/news/press-releases/orbite-produces-first-tonne-high-purity-alumina-plant-cap-chat-quebec/

... "“This is a great moment for Orbite. The initial production demonstrates the Company’s ability to design, build, and operate a commercial alumina facility on-time and on-spec using its unique patented technology,” said Richard Boudreault, President and CEO of Orbite Aluminae. “Given that the ground breaking for the HPA plant was barely more than six months ago, our ability to make so much progress in this very short timeframe only highlights the simplicity and robustness of our innovative process.”

“We are also very pleased to have commissioned the acid regeneration circuit, achieving acid recovery rates during HPA calcination of over 99.99 percent, as independently measured by CMI-UVK, which is superior to the 99.75% that was expected and is equivalent to 25x less acid loss than anticipated,” said Denis Primeau, Eng., Chief Engineer of Orbite Aluminae. “All of which further demonstrates the viability of using our proprietary process to produce smelter-grade alumina (SGA) at our proposed SGA plant. ...