Hazelwood Nears Production in Vietnam

Hazelwood Resources was one step closer to starting ferro-tungsten production at its ATC ferro-tungsten project, in Vietnam, after successfully installing the first fill of ferrot-ungsten metal into the plant’s furnace.
The ferro-tungsten metal would be retained in the furnace during operations to protect the furnace shell from extreme temperatures associated with the production of the alloy.

Hazelwood said this week that hot commissioning and first production was scheduled for the end of this month, and noted that all of the production workforce was currently on site, undergoing training and making preparations for production.

All of the feedstock required for a start-up of production had also been secured, and the final lots were being cleared through customs.

Stage 1 of the ATC plant had a nameplate capacity of 4 000 t/y of ferro-tungsten alloy, equivalent to 3 000 t/y of contained tungsten. A second stage, if completed, would have sufficient capacity to supply around 25% of the world’s ferro-tungsten.

The ATC ferro-tungsten project is the largest-capacity plant outside of China.

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