TECHNOLOGY
industrial processes is through Metalysis ’ answer to the Kroll Process . The Kroll process is a widely used industrial process to produce metallic titanium that has been used since the 1950s and is extremely expensive and very intensive of energy and time .
“ In simple terms , Metalysis produces a metal powder directly and it collapses the number of processing steps compared to Kroll , which only produces a semi-finished product . Our process is cheaper , more sustainable and produces an end product far more quickly ,” says Vaughan .
Moving forward , for Metalysis to attract new partnerships and investment , it is important that large companies are clear what the business case for the company is .
“ The first thing is that we offer a low cost route to producing value added metal products , which of course is extremely interesting to many large players . We are strategically focused on titanium and the production of titanium powder – IIuka resources is the second largest titanium producer so it ’ s clear where the synergies are there ,” he says .
“ For the foreseeable procedure , low cost production is the key driving force of engagement for strategic partners . Looking further than that , a process like ours which can operate across the periodic table and put together alloys and combinations of elements that have yet to be produced potentially will create new opportunity areas and change demand patterns for elements and resources that people are just about getting their heads around . Cost reduction of things we know today and things that are new that may drive different forces of demand is the
“ Where we are based in the UK has a history of innovation in steel making and people are always looking for the next big innovation and believe me , Metalysis will be the next one ”
– DION VAUGHAN , CEO of Metalysis
20 October 2016