OMS Collaborates with South32 for Ferroalloy Slag Repurposing Project
29 OCTOBER 2024 – OM Holdings Limited (“OMH” or the “Company”), an international manganese and silicon smelting group, is pleased to announce that the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, OM Materials (S) Pte Ltd (“OMS”) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) today, with South32 Marketing Pte Ltd (“South32”) to collaborate on a potential project that aims to repurpose ferroalloy slag (the “Project”).
The Project seeks to develop and implement innovative solutions to close the silicomanganese slag (“SiMn slag”) waste loop. SiMn slag is a by-product of manganese alloy production and is currently not recyclable within the Company’s smelting complex. The Project aims to recycle SiMn slag as a substitute for natural aggregates in concrete. This reduces the need for virgin materials in concrete production, lowering the overall environmental footprint.
The MoU was signed by Mr Matthew Gillespie (Vice President & Head of Marketing, South32), represented by Rosa Ye (General Manager, South32), and Mr Adrian Low (Managing Director, OMS) at Parkcity Everly Hotel Bintulu. The signing ceremony was also attended by Willie Tan (Deputy-General Manager, HSE & Sustainability, OM Materials (Sarawak)), Delwyn Chew (Marketing Manager, South32), Katharine Koh (Marketing Manager, South32) and Michael Lian (Trade Manager, OMS).
“As part of OMH’s commitment to minimising resource use and embracing circularity, the Company recycles and reuses majority of its by-products, including slags, dust and fines” said Mr Adrian Low. “These by-products are recovered from the production of manganese alloy and ferrosilicon at the Company’s flagship smelting complex in Samalaju, Sarawak.” In line with the Company’s sustainability approach, OMS is exploring collaborations with educational institutions to study potential avenues to repurpose SiMn slag, such as in coastal protection and marine ecosystem restoration.
The Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, OM Materials (Sarawak) Sdn Bhd, also has an ongoing collaboration with local university, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), to research the environmental safety and application of SiMn slag in construction, potentially transforming slag from waste into valuable resource.
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OM Holdings Limited (“OMH” or the “Company”) is a manganese and silicon smelting company, with vertical exposure in mining and trading. We are engaged in the business of trading raw ores, smelting, and marketing of processed ferroalloys. With over 25 years in the industry, OMH is listed on both the ASX and Bursa Malaysia and has operations across Australia, China, Malaysia, Singapore, and South Africa. Today, the Group is one of the region’s largest producers of ferroalloys and seeks to be the main ferroalloy supply partner to major steel mills and other industries.
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