AnorTech Files Provisional Patent for Sustainable Smelter Grade Alumina Production
11 2월 2025 - 11:00PM
ANORTECH INC. (“
AnorTech” or the
“
Company”) (TSX Venture Exchange “ANOR”; OTC
“ANORF”) is pleased to announce that it has filed a provisional
patent with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for its
innovative process to produce sustainable smelter-grade alumina
(SGA) from anorthosite (calcium aluminum silicate) with zero waste.
AnorTech’s proprietary process meets the
specifications of the major aluminum producers while eliminating
tailings. The only byproducts of amorphous silica and calcium
silicate are fully saleable. The patent application covers key
innovations including iron reduction, aluminum chloride hexahydrate
precipitation, and calcination.
The aluminum industry currently depends on SGA
derived from bauxite ore for aluminum production. The bauxite ore
is processed using the Bayer process and in 2023 this yielded over
125 Mt/a of alumina (Al2O3), most of which was converted into
aluminum metal using the Hall–Héroult smelting process. However, in
2023 this method also generated more than 175M tonnes of caustic
red mud tailings, a major environmental challenge.
Jim Cambon, President, commented: “Filing this
patent marks a major milestone in our journey to commercializing a
waste-free smelter grade alumina technology. We believe this
innovation can play a key role in producing truly sustainable
aluminum. The patent safeguards this innovative technology our team
has developed over the past 14 years. Our next step is pilot plant
testing, which we aim to begin in the second half of 2025.”
The Company has delivered 25 tonnes of crushed
anorthosite from its 100% owned Gronne Bjerg anorthosite project in
Greenland to Ontario, Canada, in preparation for the pilot plant
testing. AnorTech is also exploring partnerships with industry
leaders to accelerate the commercialization of its technology.
About AnorTech Inc.
AnorTech is dedicated to advancing sustainable
technologies derived from anorthosite. The Company holds a 100%
interest in the Gronne Bjerg anorthosite project in Greenland,
where it is rapidly developing a zero-waste smelter-grade alumina
product and a CO2-free refractory cement for
commercialization. Additionally, the Company retains a 5% carried
interest in the Sarfartoq rare earth element project in Western
Greenland, which was sold to Neo Performance Materials in 2022 (see
NR2022-02). The Company is well funded with over $2.5M in working
capital.
John R. Goode, a Qualified Person as defined by
National Instrument 43-101, has reviewed and approved the
scientific and technical metallurgical information in this press
release.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
“Jim Cambon”
President and Director
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