Interview with Romain Girbal, General Manager of IB2 SAS
By Asian Metal
Extract of the article:
“IB2, which stands for Improved Bauxite and Improved Bayer, offers a revolutionary solution to significantly enhance the production of alumina from low-grade bauxite. Developed by a team of experts, led by Yves Occello, with a combined 400 years of experience in the bauxite and alumina industry, the IB2 technology is designed to be more efficient, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly.
Romain Girbal: IB2 is an industrial green technology provider for alumina refineries. We process low-grade bauxite into high-grade bauxite by removing silica, sulfur, and organic carbon. Additionally, we produce the co-product tobermorite, which is used in cement production.
Asian Metal: Over the past two years, China’s dependency on imported bauxite has risen and now stands at 80%. What do you think are the reasons for this?Romain Girbal: Around 20 years ago, China’s dependency on imported bauxite was only about 5%, as it had access to good-quality local bauxite. However, today, China no longer has sufficient supplies of middle- and high-grade bauxite, despite a large amount of low-grade bauxite being available. As a result, China has to rely on imported bauxite.”
Find the full article here: China’s low-grade bauxite processing demand looks promising-Interview with Romain Girbal-General Manager-IB2 SAS – Asian Metal
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