Ann: ASM TO ACQUIRE 95% OF ZIRONTECH, page-82

Be interesting to see if and when we get an ANN on the percentage energy savings ZironTech enables the processing of Zirconium.
Or have we already had that ANN and I missed it?

Thu, 2 Jul 2020

ASMs JV PRODUCES Ti METAL ALLOY WITH 45% POWER SAVIN

Highlights:
• Commercial Pilot Plant Commissioned on Time and on Budget
• ~30kg of titanium metal alloy was produced during the commissioning of the Commercial
Pilot Plant
• In the next phase, the alloy will be used to produce high purity (99.9%) titanium metal via
the Electro refining process.
• The patented method of metal production utilizes 45% less power than current industry
methods

Mon, 13 Jul 2020

JV PRODUCES HIGH QUALITY NEODYMIUM METAL ALLOY

Highlights:
• Successful laboratory production of ~ 1kg of neodymium metal alloy.
• Assaying confirms an intermediate neodymium (87%) alloy ingot.
• Electrorefining to produce a 99.9% Nd metal is anticipated by the end of July.
• Commercial Pilot Plant production of larger quantities of neodymium and
praseodymium metal alloys expected to be complete at the end of July 2020.
• Metallisation process targets 45% less energy for rare earth metal production than
the current industrial process.

Tue, 28 Jul 2020

ASM PRODUCTION OF Ti METAL ALLOY CONFIRMS ENERGY SAVING

Highlights:
• Subsequent run of pilot plant produces another 22kg of titanium metal alloy
• This test run confirms this patented metal production method uses up to 50% less energy
than current commercial production methods
• Electro refining process to produce high purity (99.9%) titanium metal progressing with
results expected in August

JV PRODUCES HIGH QUALITY Nd METAL IN COMMERCIAL PILOT PLANT

Highlights:
• Successful production of 7.6 kg of neodymium metal
• Assay confirms neodymium produced is at 99.8% purity
• Metal purity is higher than typically traded neodymium metal
• Validation of the patented carbon-free metallisation technology for rare earth
metals

Mon, 10 Aug 2020

SUCCESSFUL PRODUCTION OF Ti METAL FROM PILOT PLANT

Highlights:
• Titanium metal successfully produced through electro-refining process
• Commercial pilot plant produces 9.16kg Ti metal powder assaying 99.83%
• Confirmation of patented metal production method
• Forward plan for Commercial Pilot Plant Dysprosium, Praseodymium and Zirconium metal in
August

Wed, 19 Aug 2020
JV PRODUCES SECOND KEY PERMANENT MAGNET METAL Pr

Highlights:
• Praseodymium metal successfully produced at Korean pilot plant
• Commercial pilot plant produces 5.3 kg Pr metal assaying 99.3 %
• Confirmation of patented metal production method for permanent magnet metals
• Forward plan for Commercial Pilot Plant production of Neodymium / Praseodymium and
Dysprosium metal in August

Thu, 27 Aug 2020
JV PRODUCES HIGH PURITY TITANIUM METAL
Highlights:
• High purity titanium (Ti) metal 20.8 kg produced assaying 99.83 %
• Innovative metals process confirms 70 % lower energy consumption
• ZionTech optimisation increase metal efficiency by 50%
• Significant environmental benefits of innovative metal process confirmed