2013年2月5日
Orbite Aluminae Inc. ("Orbite") and Veolia Environmental Services ("Veolia") signed an exclusive worldwide collaborative agreement for the treatment and recycling of red mud generated by industrial alumina production using the Bayer process. The terms of the partnership include the construction of the first plant to treat red mud using Orbite's patented process.
Jerome Le Conte, President of Veolia Environmental Services and Richard Boudreault, President and Chief Executive Officer of Orbite Aluminae.
红泥是一种苛刻的废物，由于现有的纯化过程是复杂，昂贵且无效的，因此难以治疗。红泥通常仍在原位储存，这增加了意外溢出的风险。为了应对铝业行业面临的这一环境和复杂的挑战，Orbite和Veolia环境服务努力将解决方案带来以经济和社会可持续性的方式处理在世界范围内储存的红泥的解决方案。轨道工艺是唯一可行且商业上可行的环保技术来处理拜耳工艺尾矿。它恢复了他们的整个商业价值，并可以延长拜耳植物的寿命。
Orbite is a Canadian company whose unique green technologies are setting new standards for the aluminum industry. These technologies allow for the extraction of smelter-grade alumina and high-purity alumina, as well as other products such as rare earths and rare metals, from various feedstocks including aluminous clay and bauxite, all without producing red mud.
Veolia Environmental Services is the only worldwide integrated operator covering the entire value chain of waste management (collection, sanitation, treatment and recovery).
"Demand for alumina continues to grow on a global scale," commented Mr. Richard Boudreault, President and CEO of Orbite, "and worldwide stocks of untreated red mud are estimated at nearly three billion tonnes. By partnering together, Orbite and Veolia become the global leader in the treatment and recycling of red mud, which is one of the main environmental challenges for the aluminum industry."
“我们在废物价值链中的无与伦比的存在是长期的愿景，促使我们建立可持续的伙伴关系，例如与轨道建立的伙伴关系。它们是最佳采矿实践的关键，并保证Veolia Eniveneral Services可以为之带来满足的供应。行业需求不断上升，这是一个主要的环境挑战。
Source:http://www.orbitealuminae.com/