Asset Report
Juiz de Fora zinc smelter
Report summary
The smelter was commissioned in 1980 with a capacity of 35kt/a zinc (tankhouse-limited) and 52kt/a sulphuric acid at a cost of US$63M, location being chosen through fiscal incentives. Ownership was by a private company, Companhia Paraibuna de Metais (CPM). In 1986 a US$15M expansion increased capacity to 49kt/a zinc and rectified the tankhouse limitation, and the introduction of oxygen on the roaster in 1987 and the installation of a liquid sulphur dioxide plant increased capacity to...
Table of contents
- Emissions
- Other
Tables and charts
This report includes 8 images and tables including:
- Juiz de Fora Zinc Smelter Elkview Emission Intensity Quartile Ranking – total global production - tonnes Zn
- Detailed map
- Flowsheet
- Feed Preparation
- Roaster and Acid Plant
- Leaching and Purification
- Tankhouse, Melting and Casting
What's included
This report contains:
