Firebird partners with Sedgman for ground-breaking kiln technology

This is a key step in Firebird’s strategy to commercialise its calcining technology globally, addressing rapidly growing demand for an energy-efficient solution for mineral processing.

Highlights:

• Firebird’s calcining kiln, currently under patent application, provides significantly greater energy efficiency than existing alternatives. Firebird has successfully completed trials of on the pilot scale calcining kiln, with excellent results generated.
• Compared to conventional kilns, which typically require more than 300 kWh /t of feed, Firebird’s pilot kiln operates at only 80– 100 kWh /t, delivering an impressive 70% energy savings. This translates to a cost reduction of US$30 /t of product, or 5% of total production costs.
• Kiln design is highly scalable, with expectations for further energy savings as it moves from pilot to full-scale production due to economies of scale.

Firebird Managing Director, Mr. Peter Allen, commented:

“Partnering with Sedgman is a key step forward for Firebird as we look to commercialise our groundbreaking calcining kiln in the international markets. Sedgman is an industry leader that has been pioneering the use of new process technologies to improve the performance of processing plants for over four decades. Sedgman brings a proven track record of commercialising novel equipment and solutions to advance efficiency within our industry.

“Firebird’s calcining kiln presents not only an opportunity to improve the cost efficiency of our processes as we become an effective producer of manganese-based cathode materials, but also an opportunity to bring that same efficient and emerging technology to the global mineral processing industry."

Read the article online at: https://www.globalminingreview.com/handling-processing/25022025/firebird-partners-with-sedgman-for-ground-breaking-kiln-technology/